Read more Office of Management and Budget stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/28904/office-of-management-and-budget.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:35:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71910/record-14t-deficit-imperils-recovery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe federal deficit in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30 was $1.4 trillion, lower than projected but still a record. At 10% of GDP, the figure is the largest since 1945, when the deficit was 21.5% of GDP. The figure made public today coincides with early rumblings...http://www.newser.com/story/71910/record-14t-deficit-imperils-recovery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Oct 2009 18:35:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62132/third-emanuel-brother-key-to-health-reform.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagZeke Emanuel may not get the press brothers Rahm and Ari do, but he’s a figure to watch as the health-care reform debate heats up, the New Republic reports. As head of the National Institute of Health’s bioethics division, Emanuel became one of the most influential bioethicists in the US....http://www.newser.com/story/62132/third-emanuel-brother-key-to-health-reform.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Jun 2009 17:26:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55863/gop-govs-back-down-request-stimulus-funds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTough talk about rejecting stimulus funds earned some GOP governors—and presidential hopefuls—plenty of headlines, but reality has set in, Politico reports. Under fire from their legislatures, Bobby Jindal, Mark Sanford, and Sarah Palin have all requested funds in the past week. “At this point it looks like everybody’s...http://www.newser.com/story/55863/gop-govs-back-down-request-stimulus-funds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Apr 2009 10:56:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51664/schumer-to-gop-stimulus-is-all-or-nothing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChuck Schumer thinks governors ought to have one choice when it comes to the stimulus: Take it or leave it. The New York senator is fed up with Republicans like Bobby Jindal and Mark Sanford, who want to grab some federal cash while refusing the rest on ideological grounds. “These...http://www.newser.com/story/51664/schumer-to-gop-stimulus-is-all-or-nothing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Feb 2009 13:46:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47836/inaugural-to-cost-record-160m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBy the time Barack and Michelle Obama dance the last waltz at the inaugural balls in the wee hours next Wednesday morning, the total tab for the inauguration will be close to a record $160 million, reports the New York Daily News . The president-elect is raising $45 million in private...http://www.newser.com/story/47836/inaugural-to-cost-record-160m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Jan 2009 3:12:03 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/23868/workers-charge-laptops-to-lingerie-on-fed-credit-cards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMillions of dollars government employees charged to federal credit cards went for less-than-appropriate perks ranging from digital cameras to dating services, sexy lingerie, laptops, and a $13,000 postal party, reports the Washington Post . An investigation by the Government Accountability Office found that 48% of major purchases on federal credit...http://www.newser.com/story/23868/workers-charge-laptops-to-lingerie-on-fed-credit-cards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Apr 2008 8:50:00 CDT