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“This has been one of the most volatile and uncertain budget cycles the Department of Defense has ever experienced,” Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said in a statement. (AP/Bruce Smith)

Pentagon reduces furlough days from 11 to 6

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Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Beltway Confidential

Defense Department slashes furlough days again

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(Photo: Thinkstock)
Economy

Obama to push smaller role for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

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Dallas Fed head: Fed now holds $11,300 for every US man, woman and child
Economy

Dallas Fed head: Fed now holds $11,300 for every US man, woman and child

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On Wednesday, Philadelphia Fed president Charles Plosser will give a speech in Washington. (AP/Bradley C Bower)
Economy

The week ahead in economics: Fed officials speak, Congress’ recess, and new data

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Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and other Senate Democratic leaders, speak to reporters after Senate Republicans killed a $54 billion funding bill for transportation, housing and community development grants because it exceeded spending limits required under automatic budget cuts, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 1. From left to right are Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., chair of the Senate Budget Committee, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP divide over spending cuts weakens chances of getting the budget they want

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House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, signaled that a small, stopgap bill will likely be used to prevent the government from shutting down this fall. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

John Boehner signals support for short-term funding bill to avert government shutdown

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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Economy

Fed announces no changes, provides no further detail on stimulus plans

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VIDEO: Health care costs raising concerns in Congress
Healthcare

VIDEO: Health care costs raising concerns in Congress

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President Obama speaks in Chattanooga, Tenn., about his proposals for private sector job growth and the economy. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Columnists

More of the same in Chattanooga from a one-tune president

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