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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 06.01.09 20:04 UTC

Low-income care home residents get aid boost

Low-income residents of personal care homes are receiving a $25 boost in the monthly government allowance they receive to cover basic needs and costs beyond what the facilities provide. Starting this ...

New York Post, 04.01.09 11:34 UTC

DIRE DEFICITS DAWNING

Posted: 1:16 am January 4, 2009 OK, maybe New York's looming $15 billion budget deficit isn't that bad: The federal government's now on pace for a trillion-dollar black hole. The ...

Los Angeles Times, 04.01.09 04:00 UTC

U.S. smooths away an illegal border crossing wrinkle

A massive earth-moving project is transforming Smuggler's Gulch near San Diego from a narrow canyon used by cattle thieves, bandits and illegal immigrants into a plugged breach.

WashingtonPost Politics, 03.01.09 07:32 UTC

Governors Call for $1 Trillion Stimulus to Offset Budget Cuts

NEW YORK, Jan. 2 -- To help offset state budget cuts, a group of Democratic governors urged the federal government Friday to pass a $1 trillion economic stimulus package, significantly larger than ...

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 03.01.09 05:33 UTC

Star treatment: Finally, consumers get nursing home ratings

The federal government's new rating system to compare the nation's nearly 16,000 nursing homes is a welcome resource for those shopping for quality care of the elderly. For the first time, consumers ...

WashingtonPost Business, 03.01.09 04:33 UTC

Jumbo Loans Hit an Unlucky 7

Large-Mortgage Interest Rates Rise, Thwarting Refinancing Plans in Area

WashingtonPost Business, 03.01.09 04:33 UTC

Governors Call for $1 Trillion Stimulus to Offset Budget Cuts

NEW YORK -- To help offset state budget cuts, a group of governors on Friday urged the federal government to pass a trillion-dollar economic stimulus package, significantly larger than the one under ...

WashingtonPost Business, 03.01.09 04:32 UTC

FDIC Agrees to Sell IndyMac to Investor Group

The federal government has agreed to sell the skeleton of IndyMac Bank, the aggressive California mortgage lender whose July failure portended the autumn crisis of the financial system, to a group of ...