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HUD to shut down offices as a result of sequester
Across-the-board cuts in the federal budget will force the Department of Housing and Urban Development to close its offices on May 24 and possibly six other days. HUD, which provides assistance programs for low-income and homeless people, said Friday...
Tags: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Layoffs and Downsizing, Shaun Donovan, Budgets and Budgeting, Rentals
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Obama budget would cut deficits, report says
WASHINGTON -- President Obama’s proposed mix of tax hikes and spending cuts would reduce future budget deficits more quickly than under current laws, according to a report issued Friday that could rekindle the dormant budget wars in Washington....
Tags: White House, Politics, Budgets and Budgeting, U.S. Senate, Congressional Budget Office
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Sequestration: 149 air traffic control towers are spared -- for now
The 149 air traffic control towers that were scheduled to close this summer because of federal sequestration will remain open until at least September, government officials said Friday. The Federal Aviation Administration said legislation approved by...
Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Federal Aviation Administration, Air Transportation Delays
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Air traffic controllers' furloughs end
The furloughed air traffic controllers are back at work, and now the nation's airlines can blame only bad weather for delays in getting you to your destination. The furloughs that began about a week ago — delaying hundreds of planes across the...
Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Travel, Unemployment, Air Transportation, Layoffs and Downsizing
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FAA won't close air traffic control towers at small airports
The 149 air traffic control towers that were slated to close this summer because of the federal sequestration will remain open until at least September, federal officials said Friday. The Federal Aviation Administration said legislation approved by...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Transportation Security Administration, Air Transportation Industry, Federal Aviation Administration, Air Transportation Delays
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GOP may seek to tie debt ceiling deal to tax code changes
WASHINGTON — In a little more than a week, the U.S. will hit its debt limit — and the maneuvering has begun against a backdrop of the mid-2011 drama that led to the nation's first-ever credit downgrade. An improving economy and higher taxes,...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Tom McClintock, Steny Hoyer, Credit and Debt
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FAA to keep control towers at midsize airports open at night
Budget cuts won't force the closure of air traffic control towers during overnight shifts, the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday. But the federal agency said it is still uncertain whether it will be forced this summer to close towers...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Air Transportation Industry, Federal Aviation Administration, Career and Workplace, Air Transportation Delays
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Air traffic control towers to stay open overnight
Budget cuts won't force the closure of air traffic control towers during overnight shifts, the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday. But the federal agency said it is still uncertain whether it will be forced this summer to close towers...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Air Transportation Industry, Federal Aviation Administration, Career and Workplace, Air Transportation Delays
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U.S. might not hit debt limit until October, new study says
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. might not hit its debt limit until October because of improved economic growth and higher tax revenue this year, according to a new estimate released Friday. The projection by the Bipartisan Policy Center would give Congress and...
Tags: Politics, U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Fiscal Cliff
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LAX flight delays expected as sequestration cuts kick in
Some flights headed into LAX were delayed more than three hours Sunday night because of air traffic controller furloughs required by sequestration cuts, a federal aviation official said Monday. As part of $600 million the Federal Aviation Administration...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Air Transportation Industry, Federal Aviation Administration, Career and Workplace, Los Angeles International Airport
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Air travelers begin feeling the effects of sequestration
Sequestration is starting to frustrate air travelers. About 400 flights were delayed Sunday because of air traffic controller furloughs, the Federal Aviation Administration said, and a few more interruptions were reported Monday at Los Angeles...
Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Travel, Ronald S Marsico, Unemployment, American Airlines, Inc.
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Bill to end sequester's air travel delays flies through Congress
WASHINGTON — Congress approved a quick fix Friday to end the flight delays snarling the nation's airports, and President Obama will sign the bill when it reaches the White House, showing how swiftly compromise can be found when powerful interests...
Tags: Justice System, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Air Transportation Industry, Unemployment
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