Inflation and 10,000 new people a day getting SS checks are causing costs to soar
U.S. deficit estimated at $1.3 trillion this year, CBO says - Bloomberg
The U.S. budget deficit is projected to be $1.3 trillion in the year ending Sept. 30, down from $1.4 trillion forecast in April, because of curbs on federal spending and increased income-tax collections, the Congressional Budget Office said
CBO: Budget deficit to hit $1.28T, down slightly - AP
Budget deficits will total nearly $3.5 trillion over the next decade
The end of the dollar bill? High cotton prices could force $1 coin - TIME
In 2010, the cost of making one bill was 50% more than it had been in 2008
Obama budget promises $1.1 trillion in deficit reduction over next decade - AP
President Obama will send Congress on Monday a budget that will promise to freeze many domestic programs for the next five years
Starting from scratch: Chambliss says deficit tackling bill will begin by axing all tax loopholes - TheDC
Senator says new bipartisan bill will require amendments to original bill for any deductions
House GOP freshman push for fast spending cuts - TheDC
House GOP freshmen to hold leadership to $100 billion in immediate cuts
CBO: This year's budget deficit to hit record $1.5T - AP
The eye-popping numbers mean the government will continue to borrow 40 cents for every dollar it spends
Sessions, eager to fight Obama on spending, looks to Gingrich as model - TheDC
Sen. Jeff Sessions says the GOP should fight Obama on spending the same way that Newt Gingrich fought Bill Clinton
YouCut First, Obama - TheDC
Cantor promises spending cuts, but indicates GOP may wait for Obama’s proposals
November federal budget deficit highest on record - AP
The Treasury Department says November’s budget gap was 25 percent more than the deficit in November 2009
DeMint comes out against tax deal - TheDC
Sen. Jim DeMint says tax bill increases the deficit so GOP must do ‘better than this’
Obama panel fails to pass debt plan, declares success anyway - TheDC
President Obama’s debt commission gained bipartisan support but fell short of the 14 votes needed to pass the their plan
Deficit roadmap already plotted in three major debt plans - TheDC
Final debt commission vote anti-climactic, as three plans released already lay out way forward
It's Going to Be a 'Bloodbath' - TheDC
Debt commission co-chair says upcoming debt limit fight ‘will prove who’s a hero and who’s a jerk’
Off a cliff: Live-blogging Obama's fiscal commission - The Daily Caller
Senior Reporter Jon Ward will be keeping track of the first meeting today of President Obama’s fiscal commission
Detroit mayor shaves $101M from 2010-11 budget - Detroit Free Press
Detroit was facing a $330-million accumulated budget deficit, the mayor said, but with the sale of $250 million in fiscal stabilization bonds, the deficit has been reduced to $85 million
CB-Oh no - THE HILL
Fundamental changes to the federal budget will be needed to rein in unsustainable deficits, Congress’s budget watchdog said Thursday
More rats for New York City - MY FOX NEW YORK
Budget cuts could mean more rats for New York City. The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is slashing the number of pest control aides in an effort to save $1.5 million
