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FACT CHECK: Obama off on thrifty spending claim
The White House is aggressively pushing the idea that, contrary to widespread belief, President Barack Obama is tightfisted with taxpayer dollars. To back it up, the administration cites a media report that claims federal spending is rising at the slowest pace since the Eisenhower years."Federal spending since I took office has risen at the slowest pace of any president in almost 60 years," Obama

FACT CHECK: Obama off on thrifty spending claim

The White House is aggressively pushing the idea that, contrary to widespread belief, President Barack Obama is tightfisted with taxpayer dollars. To back it up, the administration cites a media

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Smart Spending: Putting extreme couponing to test
$51.67 for $1,175.33 worth of groceries on TLC's reality show "Extreme Couponing."

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Divisive issues in the House defense budget

$642 billion defense budget for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1 that adds billions of dollars to President Barack Obama's spending blueprint and rejects several of his proposals. The White House

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House OKs $642 billion defense bill

Ignoring a White House veto threat, the Republican-controlled House approved a $642 billion defense budget Friday that breaks a deficit-cutting deal with President Barack Obama and restricts his

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House showdown looms over indefinite detention
A showdown looms in the House over whether to end the indefinite detention without trial of terrorist suspects, even U.S. citizens seized within the nation's borders.

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