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US Postal Service posts $3.8 billion loss, may cut Saturdays

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

The U.S. Postal Service reported a $3.8 billion loss in the 2009 fiscal year, and plans to propose to Congress in 2010 that it drop Saturday delivery.

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AP Poll: Most favor taxing the rich to pay for health bill

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

~House Health Bill has 5.4% income tax surcharge on $1M+ household incomes~ When it comes to paying for health overhaul, Americans see just one way to go: Tax the rich.

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Faster troop withdrawal may save $1 trillion

Posted on September 4, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

A speedier withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and Afghanistan would shave $1.1 trillion off the budget in the next decade, a new congressional budget projection says. That would be a sizeable cut in defense-related spending from 2010 through 2019, which the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates at $7.4 trillion.

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