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Tuesday, April 30, 2013  A proposed troop realignment could reduce the number of soldiers stationed at Fort Leonard Wood by nearly 4,000.

Monday, April 08, 2013  Military health care costs have nearly tripled since 2001

Thursday, March 07, 2013  Efforts to avoid government shutdown move to Senate as Obama seeks talks on bigger budget deal

Thursday, January 10, 2013  Erskine Bowles, co-chairman of the U.S. deficit commission, calls failure to agree on a plan to reduce the national debt "the most disappointing thing in my life."

Wednesday, December 05, 2012 

Tuesday, February 14, 2012  Obama's $3.8 trillion budget attacked by GOP for higher taxes, failure to cut spending more

Sunday, December 04, 2011  Facing bankruptcy, the U.S. Postal Service is pushing ahead with unprecedented cuts to first-class mail next spring that will slow delivery and, for the first time in 40 years, eliminate the chance for stamped letters to arrive the next day.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011  Republicans wanted to extend all Bush tax cuts, Democrats just for individuals making less than $200,000 and families less than $250,000.

Thursday, November 17, 2011  Stalemated debt-reduction panel members casting blame more than trying to resolve differences

Thursday, September 15, 2011  Liberal lawmakers would raise Social Security payroll tax on people earning over $250,000

Thursday, August 11, 2011  Congress' supercommittee faces warring pressures to follow party ideology, find big debt cuts

Thursday, August 04, 2011  Politics of 2012, clashes over policy pose huge obstacles as Congress seeks more deficit cuts

Tuesday, August 02, 2011  Debt limit bill moves on to Senate, passage expected; then on to Obama for signature

Monday, August 01, 2011  Senior Obama adviser applauds new debt-limit deal, bemoans 'messy' political fight in capital

Wednesday, June 22, 2011  The backlog for Social Security Disability benefits is growing.