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March 09, 2012 01:08 PM UTC --
This s tor y originally ran on The Independent Report .
While many Americans may believe that the U.S. gets almost all of its crude oil from overseas, that is not the case. The U.S. . . .
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January 27, 2012 08:39 AM UTC --
This s tor y originally ran on The Independent Report .
For the past few decades, the U.S. economy has been driven by the spending habits and consumption of the Baby Boomer generation. . . .
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November 27, 2011 10:43 AM UTC --
This s tor y originally ran on The Independent Report .
Economically speaking, the U.S. remains in the midst of a perfect storm.
The nation is plagued by a vicious . . .
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August 09, 2011 07:03 PM UTC --
This s tor y originally ran on The Independent Report .
And They are the Fault of Both Political Parties
The financial position of the US doesn't look good right now. That's . . .
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July 29, 2011 01:22 PM UTC --
This s tor y originally ran on The Independent Report .
The Congressional Budget Office projects total federal revenues for fiscal 2011 at $2.23 trillion.
Federal revenues . . .
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July 28, 2011 05:09 PM UTC --
This s tor y originally ran on The Independent Report .
And They're Starving The Budget
According to a new report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), . . .
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June 21, 2011 03:02 PM UTC --
This s tor y originally ran on The Independent Report .
The U.S. Congress is now confronting a $14 trillion national debt that just keeps growing. Congress is charged with, . . .
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June 18, 2011 02:35 PM UTC --
This s tor y originally ran on The Independent Report .
The Census Bureau reports that 44 million Americans were living below the poverty line in 2009, or one in seven people . . .
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March 15, 2011 02:30 PM UTC --
This s tor y originally ran on The Independent Report .
The U.S. trade deficit widened by an exceptionally large $6 billion in January, reaching $46.3 billion.
Imports jumped . . .
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March 12, 2011 12:38 PM UTC --
This s tor y originally ran on The Independent Report , prior to the Libyan uprising.
Every driver has surely noticed the continual rise of gas prices over the last few months. And . . .
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March 11, 2011 02:53 PM UTC --
This s tor y originally ran on The Independent Report .
"When oil production goes into decline, it’s going to be a defining issue for humanity." — Robert Hirsch
Robert . . .
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March 02, 2011 01:50 PM UTC --
This s tor y originally ran on The Independent Report .
For many decades, manufacturing was the backbone of the US economy. Manufacturing allowed people with only high school degrees . . .
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February 26, 2011 12:25 PM UTC --
This s tor y originally ran on The Independent Report .
In the midst of a near-constant stream of bad news about the US economy, there was some recent good news; gross domestic product . . .
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February 21, 2011 12:33 PM UTC --
This s tor y originally ran on The Independent Report .
First it was Dubai. Then it was Greece. Then Ireland. Then Portugal. And there are also legitimate concerns about Belgium, . . .
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February 19, 2011 09:22 PM UTC --
This s tor y originally ran on The Independent Report .
After 18 months of inquiry, and interviews with some 700 people, the National Commission on the Causes of the Financial and . . .
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February 12, 2011 06:19 PM UTC --
This s tor y originally ran on The Independent Report .
Though you could see it coming long ago, a lamentable moment in US history has . . .
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February 07, 2011 07:11 PM UTC --
This s tor y originally ran on The Independent Report .
When things start melting down and trouble ensues, its a natural human tendency to blame. People seek to shift responsibility . . .
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February 04, 2011 04:03 PM UTC --
This s tor y originally ran on The Independent Report .
Aside from the housing and state budget crises, the other big story to monitor in 2011 is the fallout from the evolving sovereign . . .
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February 03, 2011 05:40 PM UTC --
This s tor y originally ran on The Independent Report .
In the last Congress, more than half of all . . .
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January 30, 2011 02:52 PM UTC --
This s tor y originally ran on The Independent Report .
According to Medicare/Medicaid Services annual report , health care costs grew to 17.6% of the US economy in 2009, or more . . .
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