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Senate Holds Hearing Today on Tax Aspects of a Cap-and-Trade System
The Senate Finance Committee holds a hearing today on Tax Aspects of a Cap-and-Trade System. Here are the witnesses scheduled to testify: Peter R. Orszag (Director, Congressional Budget Office) Robert Greenstein (Executive Director, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities) Henry...

Sen. Schumer to Governors on Porkulus Maximus: Its Either All or None
Erick over at RedState.com has an absolutely chilling posting based on a letter sent from Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to the Office of Management and Budget Director Orszag: Chuck Schumer wants the White House?s Office of ...

Real Commitment at the OMB
Crosspost from Freakonomics: Photo: LuiginterCatherine Rampell had a nice post last week over at Economix (?Do It Or Pay?) telling of NPR’s recent interview with Peter Orszag, the director of the White House?s Office of Management and Budget, in which Orszag talks about writing an exercise contract exactly like what my beloved stickK...

Senate Holds Hearing Today on Tax Rebates
The Senate Finance Committee holds the first of a two-part hearing today on Strengthening America?s Economy: Stimulus That Makes Sense. Peter Orszag, Director of the Congressional Budget Office, is scheduled to testify...

Obama May Not Repeal Bush Tax Cuts
The New York Times reports President-Elect Obama may not repeal the Bush tax cuts on the wealthy but let them expire naturally in 2011. A member of the Obama economic advisory team, William M...

Pelosi and Spratt Statement on New Director of the Congressional Budget Office
Speaker Pelosi and House Budget Committee Chairman John Spratt announced their support for Dr. Douglas W. Elmendorf to become Director of the Congressional Budget Office. Under the Budget Act, the Director is appointed by the Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, after considering recommendations from the House and Senate [...

House Closing
Sealing a home sale

School House Abuse
Selwyn House School agrees to $5 million teacher molestation settlement.

Rock Band Great White
Settles Over 2003 Station NightClub Fire

Investor Fraud
Company president and director Gregory William Rivers to pay $10,000 shareholder fraud settlement.

Nestle USA
Recalls Toll House Refrigerated Cookie Dough Products

Lighter Blamed in House Fire
Cricket Lighters settles $200,00 wrongful death lawsuit.

Housing Buyer Discrimination
White homeowner settles $30,000 buyer-discrimination lawsuit.