President Barack Obama staked his presidency on a $447 billion jobs plan presented to Congress Thursday night, and a surprisingly large chunk of that plan -- some $65 billion -- is devoted to payroll tax cuts for employers. When it comes to creating an economic tu …
On Thursday night Barack Obama will deliver his highly anticipated jobs speech.
A federal appeals court in Richmond, Virginia, has overturned a lower court's ruling that found unconstitutional a key provision of the health care law championed by President Barack Obama. Thursday's ruling technically only affects those states covered by the 4th Circuit: Vi …
The Tea Party has failed to support Republican hopeful Herman Cain's plan for tax reform.
The outlines of the arms deal - the largest in U.S. history - had been known for some time, but the administration withheld an official announcement pending consultations with the U.S.
In an interview with Inc. magazine, Renters Warehouse CEO Brenton Hayden explains that the polarizing conservative talking head was actually a great choice for his company, despite the fact that, well, half the country hates the guy.
In an article in The New York Times on August 19th titled “The North Dakota Miracle,” Catherine Rampell writes: Forget the Texas Miracle.
MADISON, WI--Jerry Tucker descends on the escalator at Madison airport, white hair gleaming, eyes searching for his ride. At first glance he seems like a garden variety grandpa or someone who'd be a perfect department store Santa. But he's not here to play nice.
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If its secret isn’t oil, what is so unique about the state? North Dakota has one thing that no other state has: its own state-owned bank. Access to credit is the enabling factor that has fostered both a boom in oil and record profits from agriculture in North Dakota.
Money has taken over our political system in a way that is simply horrifying. Special interest groups, in particular corporations, unions, Wall Streeters and bankers, dominate our politics.
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