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ST. LOUIS • Hope you like guns. Otherwise, there’s nothing for you inside the exhibit hall at the NRA’s annual national convention. Guns in every direction. Acres of them. Big guns, like the sniper-esque Sig Sauer Sig50 tactical rifle with a 29-inch barrel. Or the Taurus revolver, “Raging Judge Magnum” etched along its comically oversize […]
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President Barack Obama’s healthcare law could sharply exceed its cost-savings targets and add up to $530 billion to the federal budget deficit, a leading authority on U.S. government benefit programs said on Tuesday.
A study by Charles Blahous, a George Mason University research fellow and the Republican trustee for the Medicare and Social Security entitlement […]
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Gary Feeman has been searching for a job for 16 months. He’s not ready to give up just yet, but the 60-year-old worries he is running out of options.
Feeman is among the more than 5 million Americans who have been out of work for more than six months and who represent the heart of […]
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Renting used to be cheaper than buying. But in many U.S. cities that’s no longer the case, as rents continue to climb and home prices stagnate.
While asking prices for homes declined 0.7% over the past 12 months through March, rents rose 5%, according to a report released Thursday by real estate listing site Trulia. […]
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Irish Finance Minster Michael Noonan laid out plans to ease the immediate burden of repaying the country
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The price of gasoline is less than a dime away from last year’s high.
At an average of $3.90 per gallon, Americans have never paid more at this time of year and prices are expected to keep climbing with two months remaining before the traditional kickoff of the summer driving season.
Prices peaked last year in May […]
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The Obama administration is bringing a new trade case against China that seeks to pressure Beijing to end export restrictions on key materials used to manufacture hybrid car batteries, flat-screen televisions and other high-tech goods.
The latest action, announced Tuesday, is part of President Barack Obama’s broader effort to crack down on what his administration sees […]