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Monthly Archives: December 2015
U.S. Foreign Arms Deals Increased Nearly $10 Billion in 2014
WASHINGTON — Foreign arms sales by the United States jumped by almost $10 billion in 2014, about 35 percent, even as the global weapons market remained flat and competition among suppliers increased, a new congressional … Read More
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Congress Passes $1 Trillion Spending Measure
WASHINGTON — Congress on Friday morning overwhelmingly gave final approval to a sweeping, year-end fiscal package that includes a $1.15 trillion spending measure as well as $620 billion in tax breaks for businesses and low-income … Read More
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No Government Shutdown Likely; Here’s What’s In The Spending Bill
House Speaker Paul Ryan reached a deal late Tuesday on two major pieces of legislation: a $1.1 trillion spending package and a $629 billion package of tax breaks.
The $1.1 trillion spending bill includes $548 billion in defense spending, $518 billion … Read More
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Budget Deal Raises Spending, and the Deficit, Through Tax Breaks
By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN DEC. 16, 2015
WASHINGTON — Congressional negotiators introduced a sweeping year-end spending and tax-break package early Wednesday that busts through previously agreed budget limits with $66 billion in new spending for 2016 and that makes permanent an array … Read More
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PolitiFact Sheet: Defense Spending Under Obama and Congress
Republican candidates have portrayed the country’s military spending as woefully inadequate under the Obama administration.
They say the cuts, many made as part of the funny-sounding word “sequestration,” put the United States at risk in the fight against terrorism But the … Read More
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Instead of War Coalition Meeting
Monday, December 14
7:00 pm
World Community Center, 438 N Skinker
The Instead of War Coalition meets the second Monday of every month. If it is your first meeting, please contact staff@insteadofwar.org prior to the meeting.
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Negotiators See $1.1T Deal in Sight
By Mike Lillis and Scott Wong – 12/14/15 04:10 PM EST
Bipartisan negotiators hammering out the details of a sweeping $1.1 trillion spending bill see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Compromise has come slowly as the sides have haggled … Read More
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Congress Averts Fed Shutdown, Focuses on Tax, Spending Bills
WASHINGTON (AP) — Avoiding the high drama of recent year-end budget fights, Congress approved legislation Friday keeping government agencies open into next week, giving White House and congressional bargainers more time to complete sweeping deals on taxes and federal spending.
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Short-Term Spending Bill Needed to Avoid Shutdown
The House will pass a short-term bill to prevent the government from shutting down this weekend, Speaker Paul Ryan said on Tuesday.
The announcement from the Wisconsin Republican came as talks on a sweeping $1.1 trillion government-wide spending bill continue slowly.
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DOJ to Examine Chicago Police; No Charges in Second Shooting
The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday it will investigate Chicago’s police department following protests over the 2014 police shooting death of a black teenager, on the same day local prosecutors said they would not seek charges in another police … Read More
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