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Libya’s Economic and Social Development Fund is showing a deficit of $4.7 billion as its revenue from investments declined following the 2011 revolution that toppled Muammar Qaddafi, Chairman Mahmoud Badi said.
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The Obama administration would be blocked from granting waivers for work requirements in states that want to experiment with their welfare programs under legislation that the House passed, 246-181.
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Newt Gingrich has been castigated for referring to President Barack Obama as the “best food-stamp president in American history.” I, too, dislike the former House speaker’s inflammatory phrasing.
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As the U.S. gross domestic product takes a hit from lower defense budgets, federal spending cuts viewed as unthinkable a few months ago -- $1.2 trillion falling heavily on the Pentagon -- are seen as likely starting March 1.
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Republican lawmakers negotiating a payroll tax cut extension are seeking to attach provisions reviving a blocked Canadian oil pipeline and limiting the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate industrial boilers.
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Tom Vilsack is staying on as agriculture secretary during President Barack Obama’s second term, when he’ll be dealing with the effects of the worst drought since the 1930s and a Congress that hasn’t been able to pass a new five-year farm bill.
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Tom Vilsack is staying on as agriculture secretary during President Barack Obama’s second term, when he’ll be dealing with the effects of the worst drought since the 1930s and a Congress that hasn’t been able to pass a new five-year farm bill.
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A U.S. Senate proposal to limit debit-card “swipe” fees could increase costs to taxpayers and harm citizens who receive benefits on prepaid cards, according to Nebraska Treasurer Shane Osborn .
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Charles Payson Coleman III, known as Chase, is as close as one gets to American aristocracy.
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More Americans who identified themselves as conservative received government benefits than those who said they are moderate or liberal, a survey shows.
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