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Villaraigosa urges 'fiscal cliff' solution, defends Fix the Debt
L.A. NOWL.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa called for a bipartisan deal to avoid the automatic budget cuts and tax hikes that threaten to push the U.S. economy off a so-called "fiscal cliff." During an appearance on CNN Thursday morning, the mayor also defended... -
Letters: Using Medicare but backing the GOP
Re "Politics of age skew spending debates," News Analysis, Jan. 3 Surprise! Mitt Romney probably drew much support from his infamous 47%. As the Times reported, 56% of the over-65 demographic voted for Romney. Why would a group dependent on Social...Tags: Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Medicare, Voting, Politics
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Villaraigosa defends association with Fix the Debt campaign
L.A. NOWLos Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa defended his decision to join the Fix the Debt campaign, a national bipartisan lobbying group, even as an online petition calling for him to quit the group surpassed 8,000 signatures. On Tuesday, Villaraigosa... -
Petition demands Villaraigosa resign from Fix the Debt campaign
L.A. NOWMore than 5,000 people have signed an online petition demanding that L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa resign from a steering committee of the Fix the Debt campaign, a national bipartisan group lobbying for Congress and the White House to address the... -
Fitch warns that debt-limit delay could hurt U.S. credit rating
WASHINGTON — A failure by Congress to raise the debt limit "in a timely manner" could lead to a downgrade of the nation's AAA credit rating, Fitch Ratings said Tuesday. Republicans want major government spending cuts in exchange for a debt-limit...
Tags: Finance, Barack Obama, Ratings, U.S. Congress, Credit and Debt
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Calculating the cost of living
Conservatives argue that Washington never cuts programs, it just increases spending on them more slowly than planned. But to recipients of federal benefits, that type of "cut" can seem just as painful. That's why there is an intense battle looming over...
Tags: Consumers, Economic Indicator, Economy, Business and Finance, Consumer Confidence, Barack Obama
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Don't be tricked into applying for an online payday loan
The envelope looked official enough. "Confidential materials enclosed," it said on the outside. "Unauthorized use strictly prohibited." Evelyn Potter, 81, could feel something the size of a credit card within. Opening the envelope, she found a plastic...
Tags: Finance, Interior Policy, Marketing, Money and Monetary Policy, Auction Service
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Talk to credit counselor, attorney when debt is unmanageable
Dear Liz: I have a friend who owes $30,000 in credit card debt. I suggested he see a financial advisor who can help him to get out of this situation, but he never finds the time to do it. He pays all his bills on time, but only the minimum required, and...
Tags: Finance, Justice System, Economy, Business and Finance, Financially Distressed Companies, Career and Workplace
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Here's what Obama failed to say during debate
The identifying characteristic of progressives' syndrome, which I believe psychiatrists have been following since the Truman administration, is their defensiveness about their own policies when they're challenged by Big Business and other stalwarts of the...
Tags: Los Angeles Times Columnists, Mitt Romney, Bill Clinton, Justice System, Barack Obama
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Jennifer Jaff dies at 55; advocate for the chronically ill
Jennifer Jaff was on the brink of attending law school when her doctor tried to stop her because she had a debilitating chronic illness. "I decided I couldn't stay in bed the rest of my life," she later said. "I had to live." Decades later she was a...
Tags: Insurance, Crohn's Disease, Barack Obama, Justice System, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Unmasking the most influential billionaire in U.S. politics
Who's the most influential billionaire business figure in national politics? If you answered one of the Koch brothers (Charles or David) or George Soros, you're wearing your partisan blinders. The former are known for their devotion to conservative...
Tags: Insurance, Heritage Foundation, Media Industry, Health Insurance, The Washington Post
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