Budget

President Barack Obama, accompanied by acting Budget Director Jeffrey Zients, speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House.

Obama budget cuts abstinence education funds

by Tiffany Owens

Politics | In the budget he delivered yesterday to Capitol Hill, President Barack Obama axed funds for sexual risk avoidance (SRA) education, even though research shows these programs can help curb the spread of sexually…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/04/obama_budget_cuts_abstinence_education_funds]

Copies of President Obama's budget arrives on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.

Better late than never

by Edward Lee Pitts

Budget |  President Obama’s tardy budget is bloated with tax hikes and more government programs but does offer some entitlement reform

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/04/better_late_than_never]

Brand awareness looms large at SXSW 2013 concert.

Dollars and Sense: Texas serves up wealth while politicians dole out candy and veggies

by Warren Cole Smith

Money |  $X$W. I’ve spent most of this week at the South by Southwest Music, Film, and Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas, and it’s plain to see what an…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/dollars_and_sense_texas_serves_up_wealth_while_politicians_dole_out_candy_and_ve]

House Speaker John Boehner

Midday Roundup: No means no

by Leigh Jones

Newsworthy |  The answer’s still no. After meeting with President Barack Obama and other congressional leaders for about an hour this morning, House Speaker John Boehner…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/midday_roundup_no_means_no]

President Obama gestures while speaking about the sequester in Newport News, Va., Tuesday.

Doom, gloom, and … yawn

by Edward Lee Pitts

Congress |  As President Obama issues dire warnings about Friday’s sequester, lawmakers say their constituents are mostly unfazed

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/02/doom_gloom_and_yawn]

Secretary of State John Kerry

Midday Roundup: Defending your right to be stupid

by Leigh Jones

Newsworthy |  Stupid is as stupid does. Secretary of State John Kerry, traveling overseas for the first time in his new role, declared himself a strong supporter of freedom…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/02/midday_roundup_defending_your_right_to_be_stupid]

A sign outside an Indiana restaurant thanks Gov. Mitch Daniels for his service.

Government gives back

by Thomas Hardesty

Government |  Indiana taxpayers look forward to rebates made possible by curtailed state spending

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/02/government_gives_back]

President Barack Obama walks past the St. George Malankara Orthodox Church of India on Staten Island, N.Y.

House approves Sandy aid for churches

by Leigh Jones

Superstorm Sandy |  Churches, synagogues, and mosques damaged during Superstorm Sandy will be allowed to file for federal disaster aid under a bill approved this afternoon by the…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/02/house_approves_sandy_aid_for_churches]

House Speaker John Boehner, flanked by Reps. Paul Ryan (left) and Dave Camp, speaks to the press on Wednesday.

No budget, no pay

by Edward Lee Pitts

Congress |  The House agrees to increase the nation’s debt limit as the GOP unveils a strategy to resolve the country’s fiscal crisis

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/no_budget_no_pay]

President Richard NIxon
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Addition by subtraction

by J.C. Derrick

Congress |  Washington’s baseline budgeting leads to spending ‘cuts’ that increase spending

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/12/addition_by_subtraction]

Your tax dollars at work
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Your tax dollars at work

Budget |  Republicans have tax cuts and Democrats have social spending as buzzwords for debating the federal budget. Neither side has a thoroughgoing economic policy.

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/04/your_tax_dollars_at_work]

Mad tea party
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Mad tea party

by Jamie Dean

Budget |  From a teapot museum to the World Toilet Summit, a new report shows that pork-barrel politics is worse than ever

[http://www.worldmag.com/2006/04/mad_tea_party]

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