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Joseph Lawler is the policy editor for the Washington Examiner, having previously been an economics reporter. Before joining the Washington Examiner, he worked for RealClearPolicy. He is a native of Massachusetts and a graduate of the University of Notre Dame.

Jimmetta Smith, right, the wife of a U.S. Marine veteran, holds her resume while talking with a senior recruiter for Delta Airlines at a job fair for veterans and their family members at the VFW Post 2681 on Nov. 14 in Marietta, Ga. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Economy

CBO, New York Fed downplay labor force dropoff

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February 5, 2014 5:00 am

Congressional Budget Office director Doug Elmendorf talks about the nation's economic outlook while testifying before Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Economy

Budget office: Obamacare will cause a decline of 2 million workers through 2017

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February 4, 2014 5:00 am

Congress' budget scorekeeper slashed its estimate of the federal government's deficit for 2014 from $560 billion to $514 billion, which would be the smallest deficit since before the financial crisis. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Economy

CBO: Deficit will drop to $514 billion this year

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February 4, 2014 5:00 am

Janet Yellen will be sworn in as the chairwoman of the Federal Reserve at 9 a.m. on Monday morning. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Economy

The week ahead in economics: Janet Yellen takes over, jobs and the budget

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February 3, 2014 5:00 am

Ben Bernanke's first stop after an eight-year tenure as chairman of the Federal Reserve will be the Brookings Institution, the D.C. think tank announced Monday morning. (AP Photo)

Economy

Ben Bernanke to join DC think tank Brookings

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February 3, 2014 5:00 am

Jack Lew: 2014 ‘can and should be a breakthrough year’ for the U.S. economy

Economy

Jack Lew: 2014 ‘can and should be a breakthrough year’ for the U.S. economy

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February 3, 2014 5:00 am

Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., took the stage at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference to urge the Republican Party to become the

Economy

Paul Ryan: ‘We have an increasingly lawless presidency’

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February 2, 2014 5:00 am

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal stipulated that

Economy

Bobby Jindal: GOP shouldn’t wait to pass immigration reform

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February 2, 2014 5:00 am

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said Sunday

Economy

House vote on Obamacare alternative coming this year, majority leader says

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February 2, 2014 5:00 am

U.S. Border Patrol agent Jerry Conlin peers through the U.S.-Mexico border fence on October 3, 2013 in San Ysidro, California. (Getty Images File)

Economy

Paul Ryan: ‘Verify-then-trust’ approach on immigration reform

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February 2, 2014 5:00 am

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