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CNBC's John Harwood reports IRS acting commissioner Steven Miller said he was "not politically motivated in targeting conservative groups" today on the Hill.
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My view is that the threat of the downgrade puts additional pressure on both sides to make an agreement.
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California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer discusses the state's contingency plans in case the federal government defaults.
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Debt drama dents the dollar and growth data down under is uplifting — it's time for your FX Fix.
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Vermont governor Peter Shumlin shares his state's economic agenda.
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Discussing the President's ongoing talks on the nation's debt, with Jared Bernstein, former chief economist/ economic policy adviser to Vice President Biden; Jay Powell, former Under Secretary of the Treasury for Finance; Carly Fiorina, former Hewlett-Packard president/CEO, and CNBC's Steve Liesman.
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"Money Never Sleeps" was the title of the sequel to Oliver Stone’s "Wall Street" and the phrase has never been so relevant according to Philippe Gijsels, the Head of Research at BNP Paribas Fortis Global Market in Brussels.
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CNBC's Eamon Javers has the story on President Obama apparently leaving talks abruptly.
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CNBC's Sharon Epperson discusses the day's activity in the commodities markets and looks at where oil and precious metals are likely headed tomorrow.
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Budget talks between President Obama and his GOP rivals are at a standstill, leading a top Republican to prepose giving Obama sweeping new powers to increase in the government's debt limit.
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A prominent US senator has called for an inquiry into News Corp, the first indication that the scandal that hit the media organisation’s UK newspapers could spread to the US.
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Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, (R) weighs in on how his state invested in job creation and made some tough decisions on budget cuts but is bearing the fruit of those decisions.
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Former Virginia governor Douglas Wilder, (D) weighs in on the talks going on in Congress about debt talks and says Congressional leaders should stop blaming whose fault it is on why we're in this financial situation because a solution is far more important.
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The Irish economic recovery has been held back by credit ratings agency Moody's downgrading its rating to junk status, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton said Wednesday.
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The clock is still ticking for lawmakers in Washington trying to make a deal on the debt ceiling. Insight on where things stand right now, with Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, (D-MO) and Steve Forbes, Forbes Media.
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Finding a solution to the euro zone crisis is such a complex task that investors, as well as many citizens of the European Union, have grown disgruntled with attempts to sort out the debt.
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In the euro zone, the fiscal crisis is lapping on Italy’s shores. In the US, the administration declares it will run out of funding early next month if the debt ceiling is not raised. Far fewer Europeans than Americans believe public sector defaults are beneficial, according to the FT.
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CNBC's Sharon Epperson discusses the day's activity in the commodities markets and looks at where oil and precious metals are likely headed tomorrow.
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The small city of Central Falls, R.I., appears to be headed for a rare municipal bankruptcy filing, and state officials are rushing to keep its woes from overwhelming the struggling state, the New York Times reports.
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The euro takes a beating and the trade deficit dents the dollar - time for your FX Fix.
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Politicians are putting their political standings ahead of objective governance, says Dick Armey, FreedomWorks co-chairman, former House majority leader.