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

Better late than never

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

SERIOUS MONEY: Kim Woody continues to pay off student loans long after graduation.
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Default position

Education |  Students are taking on massive debts without thinking of the future. One result: Default rates, even at Christian colleges, have grown

Brand awareness looms large at SXSW 2013 concert.

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

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…

Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., presents the GOP budget proposal at a press conference on Tuesday.

Budget battle

Congress |  House Republicans, led by Rep. Paul Ryan, lay out a balanced budget plan in anticipation of a Democratic alternative that emphasizes more taxes and spending

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

Doom, gloom, and … yawn

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

President Obama delivers his first State of the Union address of his second term.

Alternate reality

Politics |  In his State of the Union address President Obama continues to push for more government, claiming his programs won’t add a dime to the deficit

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

No budget, no pay

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

President Obama

Obama: Americans agree with my approach on deficit

Economy |  President Barack Obama, laying down his marker for grueling "fiscal cliff" negotiations, said Friday he won't accept any approach to federal deficit reduction…

Living within our national means

Living within our national means

Economy |  I once knew a fellow with seemingly no awareness of the connection between the nice things he bought on credit (condo, Corvette, Bermuda vacation) and his…

Game 3 at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

Dismal performances in D.C.

Sports |  WASHINGTON—In the fall of 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt was beginning his first term as president and the country was in the throes of the Great Depression.

Forgive us our debt
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Forgive us our debt

Debt |  With big mortgages and declining offerings, a record number of churches are facing foreclosure

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