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Battle over disaster aid brewing in Congress
A political battle between the tea party-driven House and the Democratic-controlled Senate is threatening to slow money to the government's main disaster aid account, which is so low that new rebuilding projects have been put on hold to help victims of Hurricane Irene and future disasters.The Federal Emergency Management Agency has less than $800 million in its disaster coffers. A debate over whether

Study: More states falling short on pension money
Bad decisions and a sour economy combined to leave 31 states below the safety line set for investing money to meet future pension costs, according to a study released Monday.

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Deficit widens slightly for US pension insurer

The federal agency that insures the pensions of one in seven Americans has stepped up efforts to keep company pension plans from failing, its director said Monday, as the agency reported that its

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Deficit widens for US pension insurer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal agency that insures the pensions of one in seven Americans said Monday its annual deficit increased 4.5 percent to $23 billion.

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Ariz. lawmaker: Cuts a must without stimulus cash

Congress' rejection of proposed additional stimulus funding for states means Arizona would have to resort to painful budget cuts thought to be have been averted when voters approved a temporary

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Study: States must fill $1 trillion pension gap

States may be forced to reduce benefits, raise taxes or slash government services to address a $1 trillion funding shortfall in public sector retirement benefits, according to a new study that

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