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Feb 15

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Obama Touts Budget Plan as Republicans Seek Deeper Spending Cuts

President Obama continued promoting his budget blueprint for 2012 on Tuesday and called on both parties to prepare for tough decisions about Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Judy Woodruff talks with Political Editor David Chalian about the budget battles between…

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Feb 14

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Cuts, Deficit Highlight 2012 Budget Blueprint, But Battles Loom in Washington

President Obama submitted his $3.7 trillion federal budget blueprint for 2012. Gwen Ifill speaks with White House Budget Director Jack Lew about the details of the budget and Judy Woodruff has the Republican reaction from Sen. Rob Portman, a member…

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Feb 03

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News Wrap: Egypt Unrest Rattles Energy Market, Prompts Senate Hearing

In other news Thursday, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee heard testimony that unrest in Egypt has rattled energy markets but is only one factor in rising oil prices. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization reported that a 3.5…

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Jan 25

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Shields and Gerson on Bipartisan Mood, Deficit Debate and GOP Response

Jim Lehrer previews the politics surrounding Tuesday's State of the Union address with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson, from the cooperative spirit behind this year's seating chart to the Republican response and disagreements on issues…

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Jan 24

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On Eve of State of the Union, Battles Loom Over Federal Spending Cuts

Congressional correspondent Kwame Holman reports on debate in the House over steep spending cuts proposed by Republicans, and Jeffrey Brown looks at the fight over how to handle the nation's growing debt with Robert Greenstein of the Center on Budget…

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Dec 03

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Deficit Plan Dealt Setback, But Austerity Ideas to Live On

The president's deficit commission voted 11-7 Friday on a combination of spending cuts and tax increases recommended by its co-chairmen, falling short of the 14 votes needed to send the plan to Congress. Co-chair Alan Simpson still showed optimism, saying…

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Dec 01

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Simpson and Bowles: Era of ‘Deficit Denials’ Is Over

Fiscal commission co-chairs Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles have revised and trimmed a deficit proposal in an effort to win bipartisan support. But will it move beyond the proposal stage? The chairmen talk to Judy Woodruff about the controversial cost-cutting…

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Nov 29

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Doesn’t Social Security Pay For Itself, Since it’s Taken Out of My Paycheck?

By Elizabeth Shell

The following email comes via the PBS Ombudsman: Name: Phyllis Koch Question: I am constantly frustrated as I listen to your interviewers and commentators talk about deficits/budgets/where to cut and always including Social Security. Social Security is always mentioned…

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Nov 29

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Doesn’t Social Security Pay for Itself, Since It’s Taken Out of My Paycheck?

By Paul Solman

Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Monday's query: The following email comes via the PBS Ombudsman: Name: Phyllis Koch Question:…

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Nov 22

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Rep. Schakowsky: Social Security Not Part of Deficit Problem

As part of a series of conversations about the country's deficit problems, Judy Woodruff speaks with Democratic Rep. Jan Schakowsky of Illinois about the details of her plan to cut the deficit.

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