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GAO says at least 3,700 stimulus recipients are delinquent on taxes

By Laurel Adams

Stimulus recipients who got $24 billion owe $750 million in taxes

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FACT CHECK: GPS's bogus tax attack against Obama

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IRS urged to crack down on sophisticated tax-evasion networks

By Laurel Adams

More corporations pay less in taxes

By The Center for Public Integrity

FACT CHECK: Obamas' tax rate not lower than the average teacher's

By FactCheck.Org

GOP deficit-cutters eye health IT stimulus funds as Obama’s point man leaves

By Kimberly Leonard

Billions of unspent stimulus dollars slated for electronic health records are now a target for lawmakers searching the federal budget for cu

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FACT CHECK: President Obama, Romney both distort the facts

By FactCheck.Org

Switch to electronic health records could miss federal targets

By Fred Schulte and Emma Schwartz

Fact Check: Rep. Ryan's budget spin

By FactCheck.Org

Medicare: An entitlement out of control

By David Nather

Fact Check: Rep. Ryan's budget spin

By FactCheck.Org

GOP budget chairman throws some curves while 'setting the record straight'

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GOP deficit-cutters eye health IT stimulus funds as Obama’s point man leaves

By Kimberly Leonard

FACT CHECK: Bachmann wrongly calls the health care law the largest entitlement program in history

By FactCheck.Org

FACT CHECK: President Obama, Romney both distort the facts

By FactCheck.Org

Medicare: An entitlement out of control

By David Nather

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Treasury’s inability to raise debt limit could cause problems

By Laurel Adams

The debt limit, which is the ceiling on Treasury’s ability to pay obligations already incurred, could be reached as early as April....

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Skyrocketing deficit

By The Center for Public Integrity

FACT CHECK: Does the United States "look a lot like Greece?"

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FACT CHECK: Twists and turns on the U.S. debt ceiling

By FactCheck.Org and Scott Blackburn

FACT CHECK: Did Perry double Texas budget?

By FactCheck.Org

State Dept’s bomb-sniffing dogs struggle to detect explosives

By Laurel Adams

Bomb-sniffing dogs are used by the U.S. State Department to search vehicles, packages, and luggage at embassies and consulates in Afghanista

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FACT CHECK: President Obama, Romney both distort the facts

By FactCheck.Org

Kuwait contractor could be banned for security lapses

By Julie Vorman

GOP deficit-cutters eye health IT stimulus funds as Obama’s point man leaves

By Kimberly Leonard

FACT CHECK: Bachmann wrongly calls the health care law the largest entitlement program in history

By FactCheck.Org

Paul Ryan — Budget Committee

By Caitlin Ginley

Paul Ryan went to Congress at the age of 28, representing Wisconsin’s 1st congressional district, which includes farm communities as well as

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Jon Huntsman's $1 trillion mistake

By FactCheck.Org

Gov't auditors doubt legality of Medicare bonuses

By The Associated Press

Is Michael Jackson's doctor disqualified from Medicare? Or are two senators mistaken?

By Joe Eaton

GAO: Almost a tenth of Medicare spending was improper

By Laurel Adams

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Medicare: An entitlement out of control

By David Nather

If Congress had known in 1965 how expensive Medicare would become, it might not have approved the program in the first place. So Lyndon John

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GOP deficit-cutters eye health IT stimulus funds as Obama’s point man leaves

By Kimberly Leonard

FACT CHECK: Bachmann wrongly calls the health care law the largest entitlement program in history

By FactCheck.Org

Analysis – Pay much attention to the insurers behind the curtain

By Wendell Potter

FACT CHECK: President Obama, Romney both distort the facts

By FactCheck.Org

Elk Hills: Private or public?

By Josey Ballenger, Nathaniel Heller and Knut Royce

WASHINGTON, October 27, 2000 — The political decision to sell the Elk Hills oil reserve was made from high in the Clinton administration nea

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Did taxpayers lose on deal for oil field?: Elk Hills timeline

By Josey Ballenger, Nathaniel Heller and Knut Royce

IMPACT: White House budget office turning over records on loan to politically connected firm

By Ronnie Greene

Commentary: Gore's failure to respond is outrageous, unacceptable

By Charles Lewis

Energy Department has denied info requests for months

By Peter Newbatt Smith

Jerry Lewis — Appropriations Committee?

By Amy Biegelsen

A California congressman since 1978, Jerry Lewis aims to regain the gavel of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee and all the federal bud

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Your tax dollars at work—on K Street

By Julia DiLaura

Hal Rogers — Appropriations Committee?

By Peter H. Stone

Two lawmakers skirt earmark disclosure rule, says watchdog

By Nick Schwellenbach

Ex-GOP whip blunt gave earmarks and got campaign cash through the 'Murtha Method'

By Josh Israel, Josh Israel and Josh Israel

By 2020, 90 cents of every dollar will go to entitlements and debt interest

By Laurel Adams

Long-term simulations of government debt offer a cold, harsh look at the federal economic situation, according to the Government Accountabil

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FACT CHECK: False and misleading claims have plagued the debt debate

By FactCheck.Org

Jon Huntsman's $1 trillion mistake

By FactCheck.Org

Report faults Medicare controls on widely abused drugs

By Joe Eaton

For federal deficit reduction commission, Medicare changes may be easier said than done

By Gordon Witkin

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