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<![CDATA[Wash Post Business Policy]]> en-us 30 washingtonpost.com 140 20 http://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif <![CDATA[ AT&T buying T-Mobile: A disconnect for consumers ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/21/AR2011032104505.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/21/AR2011032104505.html?wprss=rss_business/government Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:06:00 EDT Post <![CDATA[ U.S. may strengthen identity verification system for workers ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/21/AR2011032103822.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/21/AR2011032103822.html?wprss=rss_business/government Tue, 22 Mar 2011 07:37:00 EDT Shankar Vedantam <![CDATA[ Obama signs short-term spending measure that includes some easy cuts ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/17/AR2011031702385.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/17/AR2011031702385.html?wprss=rss_business/government Sun, 20 Mar 2011 15:00:00 EDT David A. Fahrenthold and Felicia Sonmez <![CDATA[ Obama to focus on economic issues, repairing relations in Brazil trip ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/17/AR2011031701323.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/17/AR2011031701323.html?wprss=rss_business/government Fri, 18 Mar 2011 07:50:00 EDT

]]> Juan Forero and Perry Bacon Jr. <![CDATA[ U.S. stocks fall on fears of nuclear disaster in Japan ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031601729.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031601729.html?wprss=rss_business/government Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:51:03 EDT Neil Irwin <![CDATA[ Japan quake puts spotlight on aging U.S. nuclear reactors, cost of building new ones ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031605118.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031605118.html?wprss=rss_business/government Thu, 17 Mar 2011 11:01:03 EDT Jia Lynn Yang and Steven Mufson <![CDATA[ U.S. takes conservative approach in response to nuclear crisis in Japan ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031602744.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031602744.html?wprss=rss_business/government Thu, 17 Mar 2011 07:37:00 EDT Peter Wallsten and Dan Eggen <![CDATA[ U.S. stocks fall despite 5.7% jump in Nikkei ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031602012.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031602012.html?wprss=rss_business/government Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:44:03 EDT

]]> Ariana Eunjung Cha and Neil Irwin <![CDATA[ Tricare target of Pentagon cuts as health care projected to reach $65B ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/14/AR2011031404645.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/14/AR2011031404645.html?wprss=rss_business/government Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:31:00 EDT Lisa Rein <![CDATA[ Congressional pensions fall on high end of scale ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031505125.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031505125.html?wprss=rss_business/government Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:25:00 EDT Kevin G. Hall <![CDATA[ House to vote on stopgap government spending bill as parties battle over budget cuts ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031500301.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031500301.html?wprss=rss_business/government Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:24:01 EDT The Associated Press <![CDATA[ Liberal groups revisit effort to make 'corporate welfare' an issue in elections ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/02/AR2011030205980.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/02/AR2011030205980.html?wprss=rss_business/government Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:00:01 EDT

]]> Dan Eggen <![CDATA[ How House GOP spending cuts would add up to more spending later ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031502507.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031502507.html?wprss=rss_business/government Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:14:03 EDT Post <![CDATA[ How House GOP spending cuts would add up to more spending later ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/14/AR2011031405061.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/14/AR2011031405061.html?wprss=rss_business/government Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:19:03 EDT Post <![CDATA[ Senate GOP says it will block Commerce Dept. nominee until administration submits trade deals ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/14/AR2011031403508.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/14/AR2011031403508.html?wprss=rss_business/government Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:32:03 EDT The Associated Press <![CDATA[ Frustrated conservative Republicans balk at stopgap spending bill ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/14/AR2011031403479.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/14/AR2011031403479.html?wprss=rss_business/government Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:13:01 EDT

]]> The Associated Press <![CDATA[ EPA chief Lisa Jackson perpetually on Capitol Hill hot seat ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/13/AR2011031303340.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/13/AR2011031303340.html?wprss=rss_business/government Mon, 14 Mar 2011 08:20:00 EDT Darryl Fears <![CDATA[ GOP spending plan would cost 700,000 jobs, new report says ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/28/AR2011022802634.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/28/AR2011022802634.html?wprss=rss_business/government Sun, 13 Mar 2011 18:14:01 EDT Lori Montgomery <![CDATA[ Obama keeps his eye on independent voters ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/12/AR2011031203508.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/12/AR2011031203508.html?wprss=rss_business/government Sat, 12 Mar 2011 23:45:05 EST Dan Balz <![CDATA[ Major changes ahead for mortgage system as U.S. seeks to scale back role in housing ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/11/AR2011031103365.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/11/AR2011031103365.html?wprss=rss_business/government Fri, 11 Mar 2011 12:13:01 EST

]]> Dina ElBoghdady <![CDATA[ Obama seeks government reorganization plans in 90 days ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/10/AR2011031005410.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/10/AR2011031005410.html?wprss=rss_business/government Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:02:00 EST Ed O'Keefe <![CDATA[ Dispute over Colombia pact threatens South Korea deal, Obama's trade agenda ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/09/AR2011030905351.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/09/AR2011030905351.html?wprss=rss_business/government Wed, 09 Mar 2011 22:31:00 EST Howard Schneider <![CDATA[ Senate rejects spending bills from both Republicans and Democrats ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/09/AR2011030905825.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/09/AR2011030905825.html?wprss=rss_business/government Wed, 09 Mar 2011 21:40:03 EST Lori Montgomery and Paul Kane <![CDATA[ Administration accused of bypassing Congress in negotiating deal with banks ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/09/AR2011030905343.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/09/AR2011030905343.html?wprss=rss_business/government Wed, 09 Mar 2011 20:55:01 EST

]]> Dina ElBoghdady <![CDATA[ Obama economic adviser adopts classroom style to explain policies ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/09/AR2011030901706.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/09/AR2011030901706.html?wprss=rss_business/government Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:02:01 EST Perry Bacon Jr. <![CDATA[ Taxpayers caught in the middle of costly Fannie lawsuit ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/08/AR2011030805698.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/08/AR2011030805698.html?wprss=rss_business/government Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:49:04 EST Zachary A. Goldfarb <![CDATA[ Gary Locke, Commerce secretary, to be nominated as ambassador to China ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/07/AR2011030704348.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/07/AR2011030704348.html?wprss=rss_business/government Mon, 07 Mar 2011 23:59:00 EST Anne E. Kornblut and Ed O'Keefe <![CDATA[ 'Gang of 6' senators launch public campaign to support deficit reduction ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/07/AR2011030704873.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/07/AR2011030704873.html?wprss=rss_business/government Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:43:00 EST

]]> Lori Montgomery <![CDATA[ David Walker, the prophet of deficit doom, and his sermon to save America ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/07/AR2011030705079.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/07/AR2011030705079.html?wprss=rss_business/government Mon, 07 Mar 2011 21:47:03 EST Manuel Roig-Franzia <![CDATA[ Why Egypt has to be the U.S. priority in the Middle East ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/06/AR2011030602928.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/06/AR2011030602928.html?wprss=rss_business/government Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST Robert Kagan and Michele Dunne <![CDATA[ Obama officials, attorneys general closer to possible deal with banks in foreclosure mess ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/03/AR2011030306315.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/03/AR2011030306315.html?wprss=rss_business/government Fri, 04 Mar 2011 06:51:00 EST Zachary A. Goldfarb and Dina ElBoghdady <![CDATA[ White House proposes $6.5 billion more in spending cuts ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/03/AR2011030306139.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/03/AR2011030306139.html?wprss=rss_business/government Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST

]]> Lori Montgomery and Paul Kane <![CDATA[ Block grants could face major cuts as federal funds to fight poverty tighten ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/03/AR2011030306282.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/03/AR2011030306282.html?wprss=rss_business/government Thu, 03 Mar 2011 21:36:04 EST Henri E. Cauvin <![CDATA[ Lacking passports, travelers frozen in place; District's tourism industry says it is losing millions and temporarily laying off workers ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/03/AR2011030303600.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/03/AR2011030303600.html?wprss=rss_business/government Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:58:00 EST William Branigin and David Segal <![CDATA[ Shutdown creates vacuum in areas far beyond the Beltway; Closed government takes its toll on business ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/03/AR2011030303527.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/03/AR2011030303527.html?wprss=rss_business/government Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:47:01 EST Stephen Barr <![CDATA[ Here we go again; For a second time, federal workers turn around and head back home ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/03/AR2011030302741.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/03/AR2011030302741.html?wprss=rss_business/government Thu, 03 Mar 2011 11:53:01 EST

]]> David Montgomery and Stephen Barr <![CDATA[ Impasse Puts Some Lives on Hold; Workers Being Recalled to Prevent Huge Backlog in Service Requests ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/03/AR2011030302648.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/03/AR2011030302648.html?wprss=rss_business/government Thu, 03 Mar 2011 11:32:01 EST Stephen Barr <![CDATA[ Impasse Puts Some Lives on Hold; Workers Being Recalled to Prevent Huge Backlog in Service Requests ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/03/AR2011030302621.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/03/AR2011030302621.html?wprss=rss_business/government Thu, 03 Mar 2011 11:21:01 EST Stephen Barr <![CDATA[ Obama invites congressional leaders to meet with Biden on budget ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/02/AR2011030206932.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/02/AR2011030206932.html?wprss=rss_business/government Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:41:01 EST Shailagh Murray and Lori Montgomery <![CDATA[ House may kill Obama's foreclosure-prevention programs ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/02/AR2011030203603.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/02/AR2011030203603.html?wprss=rss_business/government Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:52:00 EST

]]> Dina ElBoghdady <![CDATA[ Federal agriculture, education programs among first to face budget cuts ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/02/AR2011030202910.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/02/AR2011030202910.html?wprss=rss_business/government Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:25:00 EST David A. Fahrenthold <![CDATA[ White House has plan to increase sales of vacant, underused federal buildings ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/02/AR2011030206081.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/02/AR2011030206081.html?wprss=rss_business/government Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:19:01 EST Ed O'Keefe and Jonathan O'Connell <![CDATA[ Obama signs short-term spending bill, averting federal shutdown ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/02/AR2011030203449.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/02/AR2011030203449.html?wprss=rss_business/government Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:44:00 EST Shailagh Murray, Felicia Sonmez and Lori Montgomery <![CDATA[ U.S. defense leaders warn of no-fly-zone risks ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/01/AR2011030104406.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/01/AR2011030104406.html?wprss=rss_business/government Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:18:00 EST

]]> Karen DeYoung and Craig Whitlock <![CDATA[ Federal support for home loans essential, Geithner warns ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/01/AR2011030103946.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/01/AR2011030103946.html?wprss=rss_business/government Tue, 01 Mar 2011 22:39:00 EST Zachary A. Goldfarb and Dina ElBoghdady <![CDATA[ Government shutdown avoided for now, with a two-week funding extension ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/01/AR2011030107063.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/01/AR2011030107063.html?wprss=rss_business/government Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST Karen Tumulty and Ed O'Keefe <![CDATA[ Supreme Court ruling: No 'personal privacy' for corporations ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/01/AR2011030106527.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/01/AR2011030106527.html?wprss=rss_business/government Tue, 01 Mar 2011 20:51:03 EST Robert Barnes <![CDATA[ Government overlap costs taxpayers billions, GAO reports ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/01/AR2011030106312.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/01/AR2011030106312.html?wprss=rss_business/government Tue, 01 Mar 2011 20:18:01 EST

]]> Ed O'Keefe <![CDATA[ Federal workers union gathers uneasily for conference ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/01/AR2011030106363.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/01/AR2011030106363.html?wprss=rss_business/government Tue, 01 Mar 2011 20:17:01 EST Lisa Rein <![CDATA[ Obama offers states more flexibility in health-care law ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/28/AR2011022806664.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/28/AR2011022806664.html?wprss=rss_business/government Tue, 01 Mar 2011 09:33:00 EST Amy Goldstein and Dan Balz <![CDATA[ Poll: Blame for possible government shutdown is divided ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/28/AR2011022806691.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/28/AR2011022806691.html?wprss=rss_business/government Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:24:00 EST Jon Cohen and Paul Kane <![CDATA[ India announces changes in subsidies, will hand out cash to its poor ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/28/AR2011022805299.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/28/AR2011022805299.html?wprss=rss_business/government Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:02:05 EST

]]> Rama Lakshmi <![CDATA[ U.S. freezes Libyan assets, takes steps to aid refugees ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/28/AR2011022802797.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/28/AR2011022802797.html?wprss=rss_business/government Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:37:00 EST Joby Warrick and Karen DeYoung <![CDATA[ Publicly accessible product safety database hits House roadblock ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/27/AR2011022702967.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/27/AR2011022702967.html?wprss=rss_business/government Sun, 27 Feb 2011 20:27:00 EST Lyndsey Layton <![CDATA[ Congress on course to avert a shutdown ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/25/AR2011022507032.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/25/AR2011022507032.html?wprss=rss_business/government Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:27:02 EST Lori Montgomery and Paul Kane <![CDATA[ Obama has few options to aid strapped states ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/27/AR2011022702931.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/27/AR2011022702931.html?wprss=rss_business/government Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:33:00 EST

]]> Zachary A. Goldfarb <![CDATA[ Our modern twist on the old world political death spiral ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/26/AR2011022603472.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/26/AR2011022603472.html?wprss=rss_business/government Sat, 26 Feb 2011 18:54:00 EST Steven Pearlstein <![CDATA[ Jacob Lew returns to work on fixing nation's finances, again ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/25/AR2011022503551.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/25/AR2011022503551.html?wprss=rss_business/government Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:59:03 EST Lori Montgomery <![CDATA[ Former treasurer of mortgage firm pleads guilty to fraud ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/24/AR2011022407520.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/24/AR2011022407520.html?wprss=rss_business/government Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:19:00 EST Dana Hedgpeth and David S. Hilzenrath <![CDATA[ Senate Democrats draft spending cuts ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/24/AR2011022405305.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/24/AR2011022405305.html?wprss=rss_business/government Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:20:00 EST

]]> Lori Montgomery and Paul Kane <![CDATA[ Federal agencies, contractors preparing for government shutdown ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/23/AR2011022306372.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/23/AR2011022306372.html?wprss=rss_business/government Wed, 23 Feb 2011 20:13:01 EST Ed O'Keefe <![CDATA[ Wisconsin is only part of the GOP war against unions ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/22/AR2011022205852.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/22/AR2011022205852.html?wprss=rss_business/government Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST Harold Meyerson <![CDATA[ In aftermath of shooting, rising skepticism about American presence in Pakistan ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/22/AR2011022204650.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/22/AR2011022204650.html?wprss=rss_business/government Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:57:02 EST Karin Brulliard <![CDATA[ Federal agencies preparing for shutdown, White House says ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/22/AR2011022206063.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/22/AR2011022206063.html?wprss=rss_business/government Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:51:03 EST

]]> Ed O'Keefe <![CDATA[ What might happen if federal government shuts down again ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/20/AR2011022003176.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/20/AR2011022003176.html?wprss=rss_business/government Sun, 20 Feb 2011 23:32:02 EST Ed O'Keefe <![CDATA[ Several big donors to Hillary Clinton now facing criminal allegations ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/19/AR2011021903275.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/19/AR2011021903275.html?wprss=rss_business/government Sat, 19 Feb 2011 19:24:00 EST Dan Eggen <![CDATA[ Jim Jordan: House Republicans' eager budget cutter ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/18/AR2011021805504.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/18/AR2011021805504.html?wprss=rss_business/government Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST George F. Will <![CDATA[ Congress, Obama brace for showdown as government shutdown looms ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/19/AR2011021903916.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/19/AR2011021903916.html?wprss=rss_business/government Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:21:00 EST

]]> Paul Kane <![CDATA[ Looking dictators in the pocketbook ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/18/AR2011021805487.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/18/AR2011021805487.html?wprss=rss_business/government Sat, 19 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST Tom Malinowski <![CDATA[ Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke says U.S. policy isn't causing global financial woes ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/18/AR2011021801789.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/18/AR2011021801789.html?wprss=rss_business/government Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:26:01 EST Neil Irwin <![CDATA[ Democrats join GOP in voting to block tighter regulation of for-profit schools ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/18/AR2011021806372.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/18/AR2011021806372.html?wprss=rss_business/government Fri, 18 Feb 2011 20:04:00 EST Nick Anderson <![CDATA[ The Navigator: Will this be the year for passengers' rights? ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/17/AR2011021704649.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/17/AR2011021704649.html?wprss=rss_business/government Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:22:01 EST

]]> Christopher Elliott <![CDATA[ Reading the 2012 budget like a map to government employment ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/16/AR2011021608009.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/16/AR2011021608009.html?wprss=rss_business/government Wed, 16 Feb 2011 23:26:00 EST Derrick T. Dortch Derrick T. Dortch <![CDATA[ Obama budget plan shows interest owed on national debt quadrupling in next decade ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/16/AR2011021606897.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/16/AR2011021606897.html?wprss=rss_business/government Thu, 17 Feb 2011 01:59:00 EST Steven Mufson <![CDATA[ Republicans blast Obama budget but signal willingness to work with Democrats ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/15/AR2011021506297.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/15/AR2011021506297.html?wprss=rss_business/government Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST Lori Montgomery and Shailagh Murray <![CDATA[ GAO report adds Interior Department's oversight of oil and gas leases to high-risk list ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/15/AR2011021506160.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/15/AR2011021506160.html?wprss=rss_business/government Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:07:01 EST

]]> Ed O'Keefe <![CDATA[ Histrionics will only cloud budget debate ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/15/AR2011021505296.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/15/AR2011021505296.html?wprss=rss_business/government Tue, 15 Feb 2011 19:16:01 EST Steven Pearlstein <![CDATA[ Obama defends budget's deficit-cutting measures ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/15/AR2011021502478.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/15/AR2011021502478.html?wprss=rss_business/government Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:15:00 EST Perry Bacon Jr., Lori Montgomery and Brady Dennis <![CDATA[ Opinion Focus with Eugene Robinson ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2011/02/09/DI2011020901749.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2011/02/09/DI2011020901749.html?wprss=rss_business/government Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:00:00 EST Eugene Robinson <![CDATA[ Obama's proposed budget for fiscal 2012 focuses on education, energy, research ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/14/AR2011021406234.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/14/AR2011021406234.html?wprss=rss_business/government Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:36:00 EST

]]> Lori Montgomery <![CDATA[ Business community blasts Obama's budget proposal ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/14/AR2011021405757.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/14/AR2011021405757.html?wprss=rss_business/government Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST Jia Lynn Yang and Michael A. Fletcher <![CDATA[ Obama budget good to D.C., but national cuts could hurt ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/14/AR2011021406226.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/14/AR2011021406226.html?wprss=rss_business/government Mon, 14 Feb 2011 22:05:00 EST Tim Craig <![CDATA[ Breakdown of budgets' big numbers ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/14/AR2011021406114.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/14/AR2011021406114.html?wprss=rss_business/government Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:31:01 EST Breakdown of the big numbers <![CDATA[ Obama's budget would maintain federal workers' pay freeze ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/14/AR2011021405888.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/14/AR2011021405888.html?wprss=rss_business/government Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:05:03 EST

]]> Ed O'Keefe and Eric Yoder <![CDATA[ Congress turns budget-cutting knife on itself ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/14/AR2011021405759.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/14/AR2011021405759.html?wprss=rss_business/government Mon, 14 Feb 2011 19:48:03 EST Ben Pershing <![CDATA[ Obama budget projects record $1.6 trillion deficit ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/14/AR2011021400906.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/14/AR2011021400906.html?wprss=rss_business/government Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:26:02 EST Lori Montgomery <![CDATA[ Marc Goldwein takes your questions on the federal budget ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2011/02/11/DI2011021105021.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2011/02/11/DI2011021105021.html?wprss=rss_business/government Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:30:00 EST Marc Goldwein <![CDATA[ Obama spending plan criticized for avoiding deficit commission's major proposals ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/13/AR2011021302969.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/13/AR2011021302969.html?wprss=rss_business/government Mon, 14 Feb 2011 02:06:00 EST

]]> Lori Montgomery <![CDATA[ High-speed rail is a fast track to government waste ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/13/AR2011021302203.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/13/AR2011021302203.html?wprss=rss_business/government Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST Robert J. Samuelson <![CDATA[ How America is doing compared to the rest of the world ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/11/AR2011021106298.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/11/AR2011021106298.html?wprss=rss_business/government Sun, 13 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST William Antholis and Martin Indyk <![CDATA[ Obama to propose spending cuts in budget plan aimed at countering conservatives ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/12/AR2011021204532.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/12/AR2011021204532.html?wprss=rss_business/government Sun, 13 Feb 2011 00:02:00 EST Shailagh Murray and Lori Montgomery <![CDATA[ Federal investigators expose vast web of insider trading ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/12/AR2011021202502.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/12/AR2011021202502.html?wprss=rss_business/government Sat, 12 Feb 2011 15:13:03 EST

]]> David S. Hilzenrath and Jia Lynn Yang <![CDATA[ Ex-senator Gordon Smith now represents broadcasters as voice for free, local TV ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/12/AR2011021202489.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/12/AR2011021202489.html?wprss=rss_business/government Sat, 12 Feb 2011 15:10:05 EST Cecilia Kang <![CDATA[ Administration proposals to overhaul federal housing role draw fire from left ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/11/AR2011021106421.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/11/AR2011021106421.html?wprss=rss_business/government Sat, 12 Feb 2011 01:25:00 EST Zachary A. Goldfarb and Brady Dennis <![CDATA[ Obama administration proposals to reduce federal role in housing market ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/11/AR2011021106869.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/11/AR2011021106869.html?wprss=rss_business/government Fri, 11 Feb 2011 23:46:02 EST Dina ElBoghdady <![CDATA[ U.S. files two new trade cases against China with WTO ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/11/AR2011021105018.html?wprss=rss_business/government http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/11/AR2011021105018.html?wprss=rss_business/government Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:13:01 EST

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