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Commentary: Big risks if Obama acts boldly on budgetupdated: Mon Mar 30 2009 06:44:00

Americans are usually uninterested in legislative procedure. The technical rules that govern the House and Senate are of little concern to average citizens except for those rare moments when procedures become tied up with major policy battles.

CNNMoney: Building a cash cushionupdated: Fri Oct 21 2005 15:34:00

I'm 24 and make $37,500 a year. I contribute 10 percent of my salary to my 401(k) and get a 50 percent match from my employer. I also want to build a cash cushion for emergencies, so I'm putting away another $500 a month in a savings account that now has $4,000 in it.

Fortune: Blah, Blah, Blahupdated: Mon Feb 03 2003 00:01:00

Late on the night of June 12, 1935, Louisiana Senator Huey Long noticed that several of his colleagues were snoozing at their desks. The populist firebrand suggested to Vice President John Nance Ga...

Fortune: THE HEIR APPARENT AT BELL ATLANTIC SPEAKS OUTupdated: Mon Nov 10 1997 00:01:00

Ivan Seidenberg, 50, lost his job a few weeks ago, but not for long. The former chairman and CEO of Nynex, he became vice chairman of Bell Atlantic and No. 2 to Ray Smith when the merger of the two...

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