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Another Government Shutdown?
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Congress must approve a budget by October 1, or our government will shut down.…
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Fed Said to Have Debt Ceiling Plan Involving Market Interventions
Sarah N. Lynch and Jason Lange, REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The Federal Reserve drew together extensive plans for handling…
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Blackonomics: Public and Public Officials are Stuck on Stupid
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist “It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making…
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Short-Term Debt Deal Won’t Mask Big Barriers Ahead
by CHARLES BABINGTON, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hold the champagne. Even after lawmakers complete their pending deal to avert…
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An Open Letter to House Speaker Boehner
By Stephanie J. Jones NNPA Columnist Dear Speaker Boehner: It’s hard to know whether to feel pity or…
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The Delusional Tea Party Republicans
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist As these words are being written, the Obama administration is trying to end a…
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China Tells US to Avoid Debt Crisis for Sake of Global Economy
[BBC] A senior Chinese official has warned that the “clock is ticking” to avoid a US default that could hurt…
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Debt Ceiling Wall of Worry Another Reason for Investing
[Bloomberg] The U.S. congressional standoff that shut down the government for the first time in 17 years is a buying…
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Republicans’ Venom Aimed at Obama
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist At press time, it was unclear whether Congress would finally evade a government shutdown on October…
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