Raphael: Sorry to be a buzzkill, but this gravy train weve been on is about to end. Kelly: What do you mean? Raphael: There have been a lot of complaints about our departments spending on extraneous things, and to quell the masses, the department hea

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Broadcast: Jan 31 2003 Japan's jobless rate stands at a post-war high of 5.5 percent for December, rising from 5.3 percent in November. Labor Minister Chikara Sakaguchi said the jobless condition refl

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WASHINGTON, March 3 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Sunday said that he opposed raising taxes to solve U.S. government's spending problem and replace the ongoing government's spending cuts. We have a spending addiction in

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The European Union is heightening its pressure on Hungary for reforms, saying that it has failed to effectively control its budget deficit and that its new constitution may be unlawful. EU economy minister Olli Rehn said Wednesday that the Budapest g

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WASHINGTON, March 4 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday said that the ongoing government spending cuts will hurt U. S. families and slow the nation's economic growth. The government should manage the spending cuts as best we can, try to

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U.S. retail spending increased at a solid pace in March, an indication that consumer confidence is growing even as gasoline prices remain high. Consumer spending drives about 70 percent of the U.S. economy, the world's largest. The government said Mo

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