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An agency-by-agency guide to Obama's 2014 budget

An agency-by-agency guide to Obama's 2014 budget
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has proposed a $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal 2014 that aims to slash the deficit by a net $600 billion over 10 years, raise taxes and trim popular benefit programs, including Social Security and Medicare. The White House claims deficit reductions of $1.8

An agency-by-agency guide to Obama's 2014 budget

An agency-by-agency guide to Obama's 2014 budget
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has proposed a $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal 2014 that aims to slash the deficit by a net $600 billion over 10 years, raise taxes and trim popular benefit programs, including Social Security and Medicare. The White House claims deficit reductions of $1.8

An agency-by-agency guide to Obama's 2014 budget

An agency-by-agency guide to Obama's 2014 budget
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has proposed a $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal 2014 that aims to slash the deficit by a net $600 billion over 10 years, raise taxes and trim popular benefit programs, including Social Security and Medicare. The White House claims deficit reductions of $1.8

An agency-by-agency guide to Obama's 2014 budget

An agency-by-agency guide to Obama's 2014 budget
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has proposed a $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal 2014 that aims to slash the deficit by a net $600 billion over 10 years, raise taxes and trim popular benefit programs, including Social Security and Medicare. The White House claims deficit reductions of $1.8

Senators to add high-tech visas, dispute details

Senators to add high-tech visas, dispute details
By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Senators finalizing a massive immigration bill are arguing over plans to boost visas for high-tech workers, Senate aides and industry officials say, with disputes flaring over how best to punish companies that train workers here only to ship them

High-skilled visa requests exceed supply in 1 week

High-skilled visa requests exceed supply in 1 week
By ALICIA A. CALDWELLAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Homeland Security Department has received more applications for high-skilled immigration visas than are available and will use a lottery to select which companies will receive them and then pass them on to prospective employees. U.S.

Laws, rumors have ammo flying off store shelves

Laws, rumors have ammo flying off store shelves
By MICHAEL VIRTANENAssociated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Gun enthusiasts fearful of new weapon controls and buying into rumor mills about government hoarding are buying bullets practically by the bushel, making it hard for stores nationwide to keep shelves stocked and even putting a pinch on some

Laws, rumors have ammo flying off store shelves

Laws, rumors have ammo flying off store shelves
By MICHAEL VIRTANENAssociated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Gun enthusiasts fearful of new weapon controls and alarmed by rumors of government hoarding are buying bullets practically by the bushel, making it hard for stores nationwide to keep shelves stocked and even putting a pinch on some local law

Laws, rumors have ammo flying off store shelves

Laws, rumors have ammo flying off store shelves
By MICHAEL VIRTANENAssociated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Gun enthusiasts fearful of new weapon controls and alarmed by rumors of government hoarding are buying bullets practically by the bushel, making it hard for stores nationwide to keep shelves stocked and even putting a pinch on some local law

Following Obama, Kerry to donate part of salary

Following Obama, Kerry to donate part of salary
By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Three Cabinet secretaries became the latest senior administration officials to give back part of their salaries, in the spirit of government spending cuts. The announcements that Secretary of State John Kerry, the richest Cabinet member,