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What's at Stake? National Priorities Project's 50 state-level briefs on impact of war spending

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Jan. 13, 2011 - As part of the re-launch of our website, CostofWar.com, we are issuing What's at Stake?, 50 state-level briefs focused on the impact of war spending.

Cost of War: Breaking It Down 1/12

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Jan. 12, 2011 - Monday (January 17) is the 50th anniversary of President Dwight Eisenhower's farewell address, in which he warned of the rise of a "military-industrial complex."

What would you do with $1 trillion dollars? Ask a young filmmaker

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Jan. 7, 2011 - The American Friends Service Committee and National Priorities Project are preparing to announce the six lucky winners of If I Had a Trillion Dollars (IHTD), a national video contest which asks young ...

What would you do with a trillion dollars?

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Jan. 6, 2011 - The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and National Priorities Project (NPP) are preparing to announce the six lucky winners of If I Had a Trillion Dollars (IHTD), a national video contest whic...

Realtime USA News: Us British Wind Energy Database

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Jan. 6, 2011 - Wind Dwelled Database

Pell Grants: Not out of the woods yet!

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Jan. 5, 2011 - By Samantha DanaIn the Continuing Resolution passed by Congress on December 21, 2010 one line specifies that the maximum Pell Grant award amount shall not exceed $4,860. These grants, which do not hav...

This "Lame Duck" Had Wings

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Dec. 28, 2010 - After the November elections, members of Congress returned to Capitol Hill for their “lame duck” session with one huge piece of unfinished business – the Fiscal Year 2011 budget. And while they failed...

Forecast: Mostly Cloudy with a Chance of Shut Down

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Dec. 21, 2010 - p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }a:link { } By Samantha DanaWith the clock ticking away on the last session of the 111th Congress, the Democratic leadership in the House and Senate have a few bills they st...

The President's Budget: Bush to Obama

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Dec. 17, 2010 - NORTHHAMPTION, Mass. - May 18 - National Priorities Project (NPP) has released a comprehensive federal budget tool which spans fiscal years 2008 to 2010, offering a comparison of the Bush and Obama bu...

The Obama Administration's First Budget Shows Progress

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Dec. 17, 2010 - ...federal spending priorities and their impact on state-level programs. Examining the Connection Between Energy and Military Spending The federal budget has been called a moral document by Congresswoman...

(Not) On the Block: Free and Reduced Cost School Meals

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Dec. 14, 2010 - p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }a:link { } By Samantha Dana Yesterday, President Obama signed the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 into law with his wife, a strong anti-childhood obesity advocate, by...

I'll See Your "CR" and Raise You One "Omnibus"

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Dec. 8, 2010 - In the topsy-turvy world that is Washington, D.C., these days, Congress is struggling to find a way to fulfill its primary function -- pass a budget.The government is currently being funded by a “cont...

The Moment of Truth

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Dec. 3, 2010 - Earlier today, the 18 members of the President's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform voted to approve the final version of the proposal issued by the Commission's Co-Chairs, Sen. A...

New NPP Series: “On The Block”

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Nov. 23, 2010 - By Samantha DanaLast week Congress returned to Washington, D.C. for it's “lame duck” session and began their final weeks of law making before the holiday season and the new Congress is inaugurated. Wi...

The Grinch Who Stole Xmas? As holidays approach Republicans and some Democrats lead charge in denying unemployment extension for those out of work as 50 % of U.S. Congress now made up of millionaires

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Nov. 20, 2010 - (NATIONAL) -- It may not be a great holiday season for some 5 million out of work Americans - and their spouses and children - who's unemployment benefits are about to run out.

All Hands on Debt: Entering the Critical Debate Over Federal Deficit Reduction

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Nov. 16, 2010 - Last week the Co-Chairmen of the President's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform -- former Wyoming Senator Alan Simpson and former White House Chief-of-Staff Erskine Bowles -- rele...

Unraveling “DC Speak:” The “ABC’s” of Terminology in the High Stakes World of Federal Budgeting

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Nov. 15, 2010 - This week members of Congress return to Capitol Hill for their “lame duck” session. If you’re wondering about the phrase, “lame ducks” are those members who either lost their election (or did not seek...

Tomgram: Engelhart, War to Horizon

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Nov. 14, 2010 - ...federal government allotted for the State Energy Program in FY2011. It's nearly five times the total amount allocated for the National Endowment for the Arts (threatened to be completely eliminated by...

The work of the lame duck

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Nov. 9, 2010 - Congress is scheduled to return on November 15 for what is known as a lame duck session – a post-election period when members who have been voted out of office return to Washington to continue work pr...

NPP Launches New Webinar: Jobs, Deficits, & Taxes

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Nov. 9, 2010 - ...federal budget process or know how the federal government spends their tax dollars. Out of Balance provides a critical look at the link between federal funds and state and local budgets, as well as of...