Members Go on a Late-Session Spending Spree
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Lawmakers are people, too. They give, and they receive. And amid the marathon partisan (and intraparty) griping over everything from the farm bill to the mammoth $555 billion spending bill, many of them managed to squeeze in some holiday shopping before splitting town for the Christmas recess.
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If you&#39;ve got some time between now and your New Year&#39;s Eve celebrations, try to focus a little on the financial issues that need to be taken care of before the ball drops.
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Starting late? Supercharge your plan with this two-step program.
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For a lot of consumers, especially come December, the line appears to be blurring between giving and receiving.
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Finance reports show that candidates are already building up operations in several states whose early primaries have forced a burst of spending.
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By Pat Kimbrough, High Point Enterprise, N.C.  Dec. 9--HIGH POINT -- It isn't just retailers that benefit from the  consumer spending bonanza during the holiday season.
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It&#39;s quite the predicament: You want to go out with the gang on a Wednesday but you won&#39;t have enough money to cover the excursion until Friday.
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Candidates who spent more than &#36;1 million of their own money trying to win election to Congress in 2004 struck out in nearly every case. Eight made it to the Nov. 2 election, but only one was victorious. The spenders, how much they spent and how they fared:
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Shoppers spent their money on Friday and browsed the rest of the weekend, according to a retailers&#39; trade group. The Retail Council of New York State reported an erratic
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In recent years, Nov. 15 has been a big day for Linda M. Combs , the controller at the Office of Management and Budget. She and her deputy, Danny Werfel , have waited late into the night, sometimes to midnight, for agencies to file their annual performance and accountability reports and financial...
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A few little changes in behavior can reap big savings.
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News Editor. It&#39;s Thursday and for many, that&#39;s one day short of payday. But before San Marcos residents who find themselves on a tight paycheck-to-paycheck budget write a check this afternoon
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WASHINGTON - After taking a rest in June, the nation's consumers were full of energy last month, boosting their spending by a strong 0.8 percent, a hopeful sign the economy may be emerging from a summer funk.    The over-the-month increase in consumer spending, reported by the Commerce Department on Monday, marked a turnaround from the 0.2 percent decline registered in June, when high energy prices and a sluggish job market made for more cautious buyers...
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The government aims for more spending, but in the past many saved their checks.
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Facts and figures on political action committee spending in the presidential race since Labor Day:
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NEW YORK - Struggling with disappointing seasonal sales, the nationâs retailers remained on edge - wondering if they would get the big surge in last-minute Christmas spending they needed to meet holiday forecasts.
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With a Saturday night deadline for second-quarter fundraising fast approaching, presidential candidates from both major parties are scrambling to rake in the cash before the clock runs out.