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‘Massive consolidation’: Dodd-Frank makes it harder for small banks to survive

Timothy P. Carney -

February 28, 2013 5:00 am

Some companies are already feeling the effects of spending declines. Local defense contractor General Dynamics said it lost $2 billion last quarter due to defense cuts, while Lockheed Martin Corp. CEO Marillyn Hewson told stockholders that the sequester

Sequester day dawns in the D.C. area with little immediate impact

Matt Connolly -

February 28, 2013 5:00 am

Beltway Confidential

‘Twas the night before sequestration…

Byron York -

February 28, 2013 5:00 am

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Watchdog: Agencies pleading for sequestration relief spent millions on employee conferences in 2012

Mark Flatten -

February 28, 2013 5:00 am

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., center, chair of the Senate Budget Committee, holds up a copy of a

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It takes a month to furlough a federal worker for a day

Steve Contorno -

February 28, 2013 5:00 am

Rep. Frank Wolf, R-VA, is concerned about the prospect of Chinese visitors to a NASA Langley Research Center event March 12-14. (AP Photo)

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Lawmakers accuse Obama prosecutors of lying about espionage probe at NASA

Richard Pollock -

February 28, 2013 5:00 am

President Barack Obama walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, following his arrival on Marine One helicopter from the House Democratic Issues Conference in Lansdowne, Va. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Obama urges Supreme Court to overturn gay marriage ban

Brian Hughes -

February 28, 2013 5:00 am

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And the fiscal crises keep coming for Congress

Susan Ferrechio -

February 28, 2013 5:00 am

This Nexen oil sands facility near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, is among the many energy assets obtained by a Chinese state-owned firm's $15.1 billion takeover. The U.S. Treasury Department approved the deal, which also includes millions of barrels of oil reserves and drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico off the U.S. coast. (AP Photo)

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UPDATED: Judicial Watch sues for docs on Obama backers profiting from approval of Chinese energy takeover

Examiner Watchdog Staff -

February 28, 2013 5:00 am

Beltway Confidential

PreCrime unit takes on beer mergers

Timothy P. Carney -

February 28, 2013 5:00 am

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‘Massive consolidation’: Dodd-Frank makes it harder for small banks to survive

Sequester day dawns in the D.C. area with little immediate impact

‘Twas the night before sequestration…

Watchdog: Agencies pleading for sequestration relief spent millions on employee conferences in 2012

It takes a month to furlough a federal worker for a day

Lawmakers accuse Obama prosecutors of lying about espionage probe at NASA

Obama urges Supreme Court to overturn gay marriage ban

And the fiscal crises keep coming for Congress

UPDATED: Judicial Watch sues for docs on Obama backers profiting from approval of Chinese energy takeover

PreCrime unit takes on beer mergers

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