CBS News GOP cuts Medicare, food stamps in new budget blueprintCBS NewsInstead, they will propose major spending cuts to programs such as Medicare, health care subsidies, food stamps and the Medicaid program for the poor and elderly to produce a budget that's balanced. Such cuts, if actually implemented later, would …
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Single phone calls, sandwiches eaten during committee meetings, postage stamps — the smallest details have come up for review in the auditor general's study of Senate expenses. More: continued here
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Shares of FedEx are up 2.11% to $176.98 in morning trading Monday after Deutsche Bank increased its price target to $210 from $209, while maintaining its "buy" rating. "We believe FedEx is poised to deliver solid 2015 third quarter results on Wednesday morning given the tailwind from its …
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After a spirited round of the children’s game attracted hundreds of people to a Belgian Ikea outlet last summer, the world’s biggest furniture retailer has forbidden similar events in several of its Dutch stores, citing safety reasons. The organizers of the games, who got word out over Facebook, are now …
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Read More »GOP to offer budget blueprint with Medicare, food stamp cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans now in charge of Congress offer their budget blueprint this week with the pledge to balance the nation's budget within a decade and rein in major programs such as food stamps and Medicare. More: continued here
Read More »Ikea Stamps Out Hide-and-Seek Games in Dutch Furniture Stores
After a spirited round of the children’s game attracted hundreds of people to a Belgian Ikea outlet last summer, the world’s biggest furniture retailer has forbidden similar events in several of its Dutch stores, citing safety reasons. The organizers of the games, who got word out over Facebook, are now …
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