Beck, a vocal critic of President Barack Obama, has garnered a strong national following, taking aim at such standard conservative targets as illegal immigration and big government spending ...

rising, despite relatively high government spending on education, social services and direct payments. Children from impoverished homes struggle more in school. This can have...

easy credit and massive government spending that have ensured a recovery while the U.S., Japan and Europe continue to flounder. The world's third-largest economy grew 7.7 per...

Britain's longest recession on record has sapped taxation revenues and ramped up government spending on unemployment benefits and economic stimulus measures. On a more upbeat...

Some Democrats have suggested more government spending may be necessary, while Republicans are warning that the nation's $1 trillion deficit will be the single biggest hurdle...

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Many economists say high deficits during economic crises are acceptable to fuel government spending to stimulate growth. But long-term deficits can result in high interest rates...

spiel about reining in government spending, stopping taxpayer bailouts of private companies and balancing the federal budget. Attendance was sparse at some early rallies, but...

A key panel tasked with eliminating waste in government spending on Wednesday began screening targeted projects in budget requests for fiscal 2010, recommending a review of...

TOKYO, Nov. 11 (AP) - (Kyodo) A key panel tasked with eliminating waste in government spending began screening Wednesday targeted projects in budget requests for fiscal 2010...

Some countries are more eager to begin sketching out exit strategies to unwind the recent massive government spending, low interest rates and expansion of the money supply that...

Some countries are more eager to begin sketching out exit strategies to unwind the recent massive government spending, low interest rates and expansion of the money supply that...

times faster than overall government spending. Average office and travel expenses for sitting senators in 2008 - 09 amounted to almost $197,000 each. Using salary calculations...

Issues, from jobs to taxes to government spending, drive this center of the electorate, so candidates who talk about what independents care most about will win the middle and,...