Experts doubt White House budget forecast

David M. Dickson

A lot of things have to go right for the White House to meet its budget projections for the next decade, including getting a firm ...

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• Report: Budget disasters loom in 10 states

  4 PM Judy Lin ASSOCIATED PRESS

  

  A study released Wednesday warns that nine states are barreling toward an economic disaster similar to California's ongoing fiscal crisis, which has been marked by IOUs and budget-busting deficits. Continue reading »

• Bailed-out banks chafe at executive-pay curbs

  4 AM Sean Lengell

  Some banks awarded federal bailout money have complained that Treasury Department rules limiting executive pay are too restrictive, inconsistent and have caused top employees to quit, says a new report by a federal government watchdog. Continue reading »

• 'Cash for clunkers' extension en route to Senate

  4 AM S.A. Miller

  

  The White House-backed $2 billion expansion of the "cash for clunkers" program inched toward a final Senate vote by week's end, amid Democratic threats Wednesday to postpone the chamber's August recess. Continue reading »

• Economy shows signs of growth

  4 AM Jon Ward and David M. Dickson THE WASHINGTON TIMES

  

  The U.S. economy showed modest signs of stabilizing or bottoming out, according to economic data released by the Federal Reserve's 12 regional banks Wednesday, as President Obama said the country may be seeing the "beginning ... Continue reading »

• Watchdog: TARP tab could hit $24 trillion

  4 AM Sean Lengell

  Think last year's $700 billion Wall Street rescue package was beaucoup bucks to spend bailing out the nation's floundering financial system? That's chump change compared to what the overall price tag could be, a government ... Continue reading »