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Salon.com
September 8, 2001
Jake Tapper |
The crusade against pork John McCain's moves to cut legislators' pet projects out of the federal budget aren't likely to gain many supporters, despite looming deficits...   |
Reason
November 2008
Veronique de Rugy |
Fear of a Unified Government What happens to federal spending when the Democrats control both Congress and the presidency? |
Reason
April 2008
Jeff Flake |
Passing Bad Laws A short guided tour -- by a congressman -- of the worst bills currently in Congress. |
Reason
April 2007
David Weigel |
Reformers vs. the Old Guard Will fiscal conservatives retake the GOP? Here are four key members to watch in Congress. |
BusinessWeek
February 16, 2004
Howard Gleckman |
The Budget: Hey Guys, Get Real President Bush says he wants to cut the deficit in half by 2009. Here's why that's not likely to happen. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
August 2007
John Keller |
Taking the Pulse of Defense Spending As the war in Iraq has become a political sore spot, we can expect the Pentagon's leaders to hunker down to the status quo on military spending at least through the presidential election in November |
Reason
July 2007
David Weigel |
Hawks and Hogs Why no one dares attack the waste in U.S. defense spending. |
Salon.com
September 5, 2001
Jake Tapper |
Budget battle looms Bush continues to stand behind some loopy surplus figures. But can the Democrats mount an effective counterattack? |
National Real Estate Investor
May 1, 2007
G.M. Filisko |
Tax Breaks in Jeopardy? The battle lines have been drawn in Congress over the federal budget for fiscal year 2007. Real estate industry experts fear casualties will be bedrock tax breaks for the commercial real estate industry. |
Geotimes
August 2004
Emily Lehr Wallace |
Budget Procrastination If the average American were aware enough of the budget process to be outraged by this governance via procrastination, perhaps the Congress would get the message and perform one of their central duties in an efficient and timely manner. |
National Defense
July 2004
Peter M. Steffes |
2005 Defense Bill Beginning to Take Shape Congress is making progress on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2005. The defense authorization bill sets policy and funding levels. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
December 2006
John Keller |
Election Aftermath: What's in it for the Military? One potential target of the new Congress is the large supplemental spending budgets that fund military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. |
InternetNews
January 5, 2011 |
Boehner Taps Facebook, Web in New Congress At the dawn of the 112th Congress, Speaker-Elect John Boehner plans to stream opening session on Facebook, reinvigorate efforts to engage with public online. |
Salon.com
September 6, 2001
Jake Tapper |
What vanishing surplus? The Republicans try to ignore budget woes, while the Democrats plot to pin the tail on the elephant... |
Reason
February 2007 |
Divided We Stand What sort of legislation and political theater should the friends of "Free Minds and Free Markets" expect during the next two years? Is the new situation an improvement or disaster? |
Geotimes
February 2005
Katie Donnelly |
For Starters: Lame Duck Science and technology research and development did not escape the chopping block. The National Science Foundation received a 1.9 percent cut from last year -- the first cut to the agency in 13 years. |
Investment Advisor
February 1, 2011
Melanie Waddell |
Ryan Reveals GOP Budget Agenda to Investment Advisor New House Budget Committee Chair says Dodd-Frank, health care, spending all in play. |
Reason
May 2003
Jacob Sullum |
Overflowing Barrels In February, facing a yet-to-be-calculated bill for war with Iraq on top of budget deficits as far as the eye can see, Congress did what it does best, passing what may have been the most pork-laden spending bill ever. |
BusinessWeek
January 27, 2011
Tony Capaccio |
A Peace Dividend from Troop Withdrawals Obama's budget for Iraq and Afghanistan is said to tumble 26 percent - the lowest amount since 2005. |
BusinessWeek
September 30, 2010
Alex Wayne |
The GOP Eyes Defunding Health Reform The House Republican plan to deny funds to Obama's health overhaul could be difficult and risky. |
BusinessWeek
November 3, 2010
Paul M. Barrett et al. |
Republicans Win a Big Redistricting Edge Big state-level gains mean GOP dominance in redrawing congressional districts. |
Reason
May 2008
Veronique de Rugy |
The Trillion-Dollar War The War on Terror is now more expensive than Vietnam or World War I -- but the dishonest way Washington is paying for it may prove costliest of all. |
The Motley Fool
June 17, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Why Congress Loves Bank Stocks Little wonder that in a world where Congress can legally trade on inside information, the most faith is put in companies where Congress' actions influence most of the outcome. |
Geotimes
March 2004
Larry Kennedy |
Dim Prospects for Geosciences `05 Reflecting on my experiences as a congressional science fellow, here are my guesses regarding funding and policy decisions in 2004 that might have an impact on geoscience professionals. |
Salon.com
September 1, 2001
Anthony York |
Breaking into the lockbox Thanks to his massive tax cut, President Bush is under pressure to raid the Social Security surplus to fund his budget -- and some liberal Democrats agree. |
Managed Care
November 2000 |
Rights Bill Inaction Spurs Clinton To Act Without Congress Health care issues generated political brinkmanship as the 106th Congress skidded toward Election Day -- capped by President Clinton's declaration of a limited series of patient rights regulations following Congress's failure to pass a patient rights bill... |
Wired
November 2000
David Corn |
Filegate.gov The biggest Congressional scandal of the digital age: Politicians aren't putting public docs on the Net, and no one seems to care... |
BusinessWeek
September 30, 2010
Jonathan D. Salant |
State Candidates Catch A Wave of GOP Cash Companies are spending big on state races in hopes of electing more Republican governors and state legislators. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2005
John Reeves |
Fool by Numbers: General Mills FY 2005 The packaged foods giant released earnings for the fiscal year 2005: Income Statement Highlights... Balance Sheet Highlights... Margin Checkup... |
PC Magazine
July 11, 2007
Cyrus Farivar |
Closing the Loopholes on Data Theft Millions have had personal data, including credit card numbers, stolen this year. Congress is seeking to pass a stricter, nationwide law. |
Information Today
January 15, 2007 |
Library of Congress Unveils Beta of New THOMAS The Library of Congress has released a new beta version of THOMAS, its Web site that provides access to federal legislation and related documents. |
InternetNews
November 9, 2006
Roy Mark |
Lame Ducks Limp Back to Congress With a major power shift coming in January, Republican-led House and Senate return for mop-up session. |
Information Today
January 5, 2016
George H. Pike |
The Year in Congress: Accomplishments in 2015 A review is offered of new laws that affect the library community and the information industry. |
Geotimes
August 2004
Sherwood Boehlert |
Making an Impact on the Hill At a time of increased spending on defense and homeland security, the prospects for a significant increase in the National Science Foundation budget are dim. |
Geotimes
January 2007
Erin Gleeson |
Without a Budget, NSF Loses The new Congress does not intend to pass a 2007 National Science Foundation budget, and instead plans to run the federal government on a continuing resolution for all of fiscal year 2007. |
The Motley Fool
June 30, 2005
Seth Jayson |
Fool by Numbers: ConAgra FY 2005 One of America's largest packaged food companies released fiscal year 2005 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... |
Chemistry World
April 15, 2011
Rebecca Trager |
Delayed US budgets finally agreed The Obama administration says it no longer plans to keep the budgets of the key physical science agencies on a trajectory to double between 2006 and 2016, but it is still vowing to provide them with 'strong investments'. |
Chemistry World
June 2, 2010
Rebecca Trager |
Basic research bill backed in US The Democrats have scored big in a political fight underway in the US Congress over legislation to expand government funding for basic research and science programs. |
National Defense
January 2007
Sandra I. Erwin |
Army Cash-Flow Troubles Continue Despite Hefty Emergency Allowance For the Army, the upcoming budget season is shaping up to be a competition between "boots" and "hardware," even though officials have argued that they should not have to trade one for the other. |
Managed Care
March 2001 |
Bush: Medicare Drug Benefit Tied To Overall Reform Working quickly, President Bush has drafted the first half of his prescription drug plan for Medicare and sent it to Congress... |
Geotimes
April 2003
Applegate & Baker |
Geosciences Again Look to Congress to Restore Cuts And we're off! The fiscal year 2004 appropriations process is underway, with one bright spot and several large challenges ahead for geoscientists. |
National Defense
September 2015
Craig R. McKinley |
Congress Should Follow Its Budget Rules Of the five members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who will be leaving their positions or retiring this September, none ever had a defense budget passed on time under regular order following the procedures of the Budget Control Act of 1974 during their entire term in office. |
National Defense
November 2007
Lawrence P. Farrell |
Plenty of Resources, But Even Greater Demand The politics of military spending have reached fever pitch as Congress attempts to pass the Defense Department's fiscal year 2008 budget and weighs massive war spending requests. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2005
John Reeves |
Fool by Numbers: Oracle FY 2005 Here are the database vendor's results for fiscal 2005: Income Statement Highlights... Balance Sheet Highlights... Margin Checkup... |
The Motley Fool
July 31, 2007
Anders Bylund |
Measuring the Years by Sun Dial: Fool by Numbers Sun Microsystems turns in a good quarter, and its first profitable fiscal year since 2001. The turnaround plans seem to finally be taking effect. |
The Motley Fool
February 7, 2006
Seth Jayson |
Coca-Cola's Record Year for Cash: Fool by Numbers Coca-Cola released fiscal 2005 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
The Motley Fool
August 11, 2005
Tim Beyers |
1-800-Flowers Hoping To Bloom Again: Fool by Numbers The company released 2005 fiscal year earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... etc. |
Reason
February 2004
Julian Sanchez |
Big-Spender Bush George W. Bush is a fiscal conservative, right? Maybe not. |
Managed Care
March 2001
Michael Levin-Epstein |
Managed Care Again Seen on Capitol Hill As Ripe for Reform Of the many health care issues circulating in the nation's capital, managed care reform is back as the biggest of them all... |
National Defense
October 2015
Craig R. McKinley |
Continuing Resolution an Unnecessary Evil Nothing is encouraging for securing approval of a defense appropriations bill by the beginning of fiscal 2016, and the likelihood grows that defense might be handicapped by another government shutdown. |
