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    Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  1. Closer to Obama's 'grand bargain'

    The budget proposal President Obama released Wednesday sticks close to the themes of increased public investment and middle-class growth that he sounded in his reelection campaign, but it includes one notable new feature. For the first time, Obama lays out the details of the "grand bargain" on deficit reduction he's been seeking in private talks with Republicans. It's not clear whether the change in strategy will produce a deal; Republicans and Democrats are far apart on many issues. Nevertheless, by incorporating a more ambitious deficit-reduction plan into his budget, the president has moved the process in the right direction.
    The budget proposal President Obama released Wednesday sticks close to the themes of increased public investment and middle-class growth that he sounded in his reelection campaign, but it includes one notable new feature. For the first time, Obama lays...

    Tags: Personal Income, Budgets and Budgeting, Medicare, Barack Obama, Politics

  2. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  3. Obama unveils $3.78-trillion budget proposal

    WASHINGTON — President Obama laid out his vision Wednesday for $3.78 trillion in federal spending, unveiling a budget proposal for the next fiscal year that aims to reignite cooled deficit reduction talks while opening negotiations over the fate of hundreds of federal programs.
    WASHINGTON — President Obama laid out his vision Wednesday for $3.78 trillion in federal spending, unveiling a budget proposal for the next fiscal year that aims to reignite cooled deficit reduction talks while opening negotiations over the fate...

    Tags: National Institutes of Health, Budgets and Budgeting, Health Insurance Cost, Barack Obama, U.S. House Committee on the Budget

  4. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  5. Obama says his budget has 'manageable' cuts to entitlement programs

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> -- President Obama argued for &ldquo;manageable&rdquo; changes to Medicare and other social safety net programs as he released his budget proposal, a plan aimed at staking out the middle ground in the stalled deficit reduction talks.
    WASHINGTON -- President Obama argued for “manageable” changes to Medicare and other social safety net programs as he released his budget proposal, a plan aimed at staking out the middle ground in the stalled deficit reduction talks. “...

    Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Medicare, Health Insurance Cost, Barack Obama, Public Finance

  6. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  7. Obama budget impact on California: Win some, lose some

    WASHINGTON---President Obama&rsquo;s budget offers a mixed bag to California: money eagerly sought by Los Angeles to expand its transit system, but no federal funds to help the state pay its nearly billion-dollar bill for jailing illegal immigrants.
    WASHINGTON---President Obama’s budget offers a mixed bag to California: money eagerly sought by Los Angeles to expand its transit system, but no federal funds to help the state pay its nearly billion-dollar bill for jailing illegal immigrants. The...

    Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Immigration, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Budgets and Budgeting

  8. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  9. Obama to unveil budget proposal, latest offer in deficit talks

    <span class="runtimeTopic"><span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span></span>&nbsp;&mdash; President Obama will unveil a budget proposal Wednesday that curbs spending on Social Security, raises the minimum wage, closes tax loopholes for top earners and invests in infrastructure&nbsp;&mdash; an overdue document that the White House described as its final offer to Republicans in the deadlocked deficit reduction talks.
    WASHINGTON — President Obama will unveil a budget proposal Wednesday that curbs spending on Social Security, raises the minimum wage, closes tax loopholes for top earners and invests in infrastructure — an overdue document that the White House...

    Tags: Credit and Debt, Budgets and Budgeting, Barack Obama, Public Finance, White House

  10. Apr 10, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times
  11. McManus: Can Obama sell 'chained CPI'?

    President Obama won't release his proposed budget for 2014 until Wednesday, but liberals and AARP have been howling all week about something they expect to be in it.
    President Obama won't release his proposed budget for 2014 until Wednesday, but liberals and AARP have been howling all week about something they expect to be in it. What has our president done to provoke such outrage among his supporters? He's...

    Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Steaks, Career and Workplace, Foods and Beverages, Nancy Pelosi

  12. Apr 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  13. Letters: Disability insurance and depression

    Re "Disability: the new welfare?," Opinion, April 2 Jonah Goldberg is correct that the increase in Social Security disability beneficiaries deserves scrutiny, but he shows a misunderstanding of how the program works. It is relatively challenging for a...

    Tags: Health Insurance, Depression, Insurance, Physical Disabilities, American Enterprise Institute

  14. Apr 23, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times
  15. Chained thinking on the federal deficit

    Washington's tug of war over the federal budget has many wonders, but the biggest one of all must be the lengths to which politicians and pundits will go to deprive Granny and Grandpa of $30 a month.
    Washington's tug of war over the federal budget has many wonders, but the biggest one of all must be the lengths to which politicians and pundits will go to deprive Granny and Grandpa of $30 a month. That's the amount by which benefits for the average...

    Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Chess Playing, Steaks, Career and Workplace, Prices

  16. Apr 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  17. Obama's budget plan draws fire from both sides

    WASHINGTON &mdash; The budget that President Obama is scheduled to release next week drew attacks Friday from both the left and right &mdash; a reaction that White House aides appeared to welcome as they sought to portray the plan as a middle-of-the-road attempt at compromise.
    WASHINGTON — The budget that President Obama is scheduled to release next week drew attacks Friday from both the left and right — a reaction that White House aides appeared to welcome as they sought to portray the plan as a middle-of-the-...

    Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, Medicare, Barack Obama, John Boehner

  18. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Complete
  19. U.S. economy grows at 2.5% rate in 1st quarter

    From the Associated Press
    WASHINGTON -- U.S. economic growth accelerated from January through March, buoyed by the strongest consumer spending in more than two years. The strength offset further declines in government spending that are expected to drag on growth throughout the...

    Tags: Labor Markets, Consumers, Economic Indicator, Barack Obama, Business

  20. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  21. Retired athletes to protest workers' compensation bill

    SACRAMENTO &mdash; Let the political games begin.
    SACRAMENTO — Let the political games begin. A battle between professional athletes and owners of football, baseball, basketball, hockey and soccer teams starts Monday. Dozens of retired athletes plan a news conference on the steps of the state...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Football, National Football League, National Football League Players Association

  22. Apr 2, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times
  23. Does Congress have the heart to avert disability crisis?

    Bonnie Lee worked for 12 years as a health technician for Kaiser Permanente in Southern California, started her own Web services company, and raised two kids as a single mother in Ontario.
    Bonnie Lee worked for 12 years as a health technician for Kaiser Permanente in Southern California, started her own Web services company, and raised two kids as a single mother in Ontario. Then Bonnie, 51, moved back East to rural Pennsylvania and...

    Tags: Career and Workplace, Bankruptcy, Osteoporosis, Radio, National Government

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