Anderson Cooper spoke with Ali Velshi about the Dow Jones industrial average closing at a record high of 14,253.77 on Tuesday. Velshi says the stock market is the only place where Americans can put their money to gain in the short term.
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Post by: Anderson Cooper Filed under: Ali Velshi • Economy |
Sen. McCain says he accepts blame for the spending cuts but thinks Pres. Obama should lead to protect the defense budget.
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Post by: Anderson Cooper Filed under: Congress • Economy • President Barack Obama • Senator John McCain |
CNN's Dana Bash talks to legislators leaving Washington for a long weekend a day before the $85 billion in spending cuts takes effect.
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Post by: Dana Bash Filed under: Congress • Economy • Keeping Them Honest • President Barack Obama |
David Gergen, Margaret Hoover and Charles Blow argue who's responsible for forced spending cuts taking effect March 1.
Read David Gergen's op-ed "Americans sick of budget soap opera."
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Post by: Anderson Cooper Filed under: Congress • David Gergen • Economy • President Barack Obama |
Lawmakers pepper their forced spending cuts arguments with salty language as the deadline looms. Dana Bash reports.
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Post by: Dana Bash Filed under: Anderson Cooper • Congress • Economy • Raw Politics |
There are no signs of compromise in Washington before forced spending cuts take effect. Charles Blow, Gloria Borger and Ross Douthat discuss.
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Post by: Anderson Cooper Filed under: Congress • Economy • President Barack Obama • Raw Politics |
Pain from forced spending cuts is a week away and lawmakers are preparing their aides for the fallout that could hit them like other government workers.
"We've actually budgeted with a 10% cut in mind," Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Illinois, told CNN last week.
Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Florida, reorganized his office in December.
"We had to let people go then because we were anticipating at least a 16% cut," he said.
But members of Congress, the very people who voted to put the automatic spending cuts in place, won't see any change to their annual salary of $174,000.
Why?
Because Congress can only change its pay by passing a law to do so.
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Post by: Dana Bash Filed under: Congress • Economy • Keeping Them Honest |
Pres. Obama and Republican Congressional leaders must reach an agreement by March 1 to avoid cuts. Wolf Blitzer is Keeping Them Honest.
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Filed under: Congress • Economy • Keeping Them Honest • President Barack Obama |
Sen. Rand Paul, who voted against the forced spending cuts, talks about the March 1 deadline and the consequences.
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Post by: Wolf Blitzer Filed under: Congress • Economy • President Barack Obama |
Margaret Hoover, Charles Blow and Ali Velshi discuss the next big fight in Washington over the deficit and debt.
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Post by: Ashleigh Banfield Filed under: Congress • Debt • Economy • President Obama • Taxes |
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