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Money management: Five steps to improve it in your marriage
Men may be from Mars, and women from Venus – as the 1992 best-seller put it – but we deal with money matters on planet Earth. When a spender marries a penny pincher and they don't talk about managing money, it can strain a marriage. Of all the common things couples fight about, money disputes are the best harbingers of divorce, according to a study at Utah State University. Make it a goal this year to improve the money management in your home by opening up the channels of communication. Here are five steps to get you started:
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Election 101: Rick Santorum makes a bid for the White House
Rick Santorum’s 16-year career in politics can be charted through his rigorous positions on hot-button issues: welfare, abortion, gay rights. His boldness has made Mr. Santorum a politician that people either really like or don’t just as deeply.
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In Pictures: Fireworks: A party in the sky
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In Pictures: Sarah Palin and John McCain
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What Rick Santorum's lukewarm endorsement of Mitt Romney means (+video)
Nearly a month after exiting the presidential race, Rick Santorum endorsed Mitt Romney in the 13th paragraph of an e-mail sent to supporters late Monday. That's not exactly a show of enthusiasm for the Republican standard-bearer.
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The faith factor: Religious liberty is GOP mom's big issue
Faith and religious liberty is a big factor in GOP mom Rosemary McDonough's politics, even if she's not in lock step with all church teaching.
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‘Payroll Tax, The Sequel’: Did either side learn any lessons from Part 1?
The impasse over the payroll tax cut sent the public approval rating for Congress to new depths even as it gave Obama a corresponding boost. But as negotiators reopen discussions for a longer deal, all bets are off.
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Money management: Five steps to improve it in your marriage
Men may be from Mars, and women from Venus – as the 1992 best-seller put it – but we deal with money matters on planet Earth. When a spender marries a penny pincher and they don't talk about managing money, it can strain a marriage. Of all the common things couples fight about, money disputes are the best harbingers of divorce, according to a study at Utah State University. Make it a goal this year to improve the money management in your home by opening up the channels of communication. Here are five steps to get you started:
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What's $16.5 million among adversaries? Enough to ground the FAA.
Republicans and Democrats are at it again. A dispute over air service subsidies for 13 rural communities has left the FAA without a funding extension. Thousands of workers are affected.
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Election 101: Rick Santorum makes a bid for the White House
Rick Santorum’s 16-year career in politics can be charted through his rigorous positions on hot-button issues: welfare, abortion, gay rights. His boldness has made Mr. Santorum a politician that people either really like or don’t just as deeply.
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Rebellion in GOP ranks: How Boehner lost control of the House this week
Republican freshman – tea partyers and others – keep breaking ranks, leading to shocking legislative defeats. Now, 87 representatives and 11 senators have written to Speaker of the House John Boehner to insist on $100 billion in budget cuts.
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Will 'tea party' backing for third-party candidates boost House Dems?
Third-party candidates with 'tea party' support stand to siphon votes from Republicans in as many as 20 House races.
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Afghanistan aid workers' deaths highlights delicate position of Christian-affiliated groups
The killing of 10 aid workers with the International Assistance Mission in Afghanistan underscores the suspicion Christian-affiliated groups can face from some Afghans and government opponents. Such groups point to codes of conduct they follow in the country.
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Election 2010: a fight over jobs and recovery vs. deficit and debt
Trillion-dollar annual US deficits are unprecedented, and many voters are alarmed by them. But the public also wants a jobs recovery. How those dual issues will affect Election 2010 races.
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Is Obama a socialist? What does the evidence say?
Some critics cite government 'takeover' of business and 'giveaways' to the poor as signs that President Obama is a socialist. Members of the Socialist Party are among those who disagree.
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In Pictures: Fireworks: A party in the sky
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Joe Sestak job offer? White House says it did nothing wrong.
The GOP isn't buying the White House assertion that it offered Rep. Joe Sestak only an unpaid position on an advisory board if he'd drop his effort to unseat Pennsylvania's Sen. Arlen Specter.
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Why Arlen Specter is in trouble
Polls are showing Sen. Arlen Specter trailing challenger Rep. Joe Sestak in the Democratic race for US Senate in Pennsylvania. Will he be the latest incumbent casualty?
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In Pictures: Sarah Palin and John McCain
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What if Obama fails on healthcare reform?
In the end, Democrats may simply not have enough votes to pass healthcare reform. If that happens, the rest of Obama’s agenda would be cast into doubt, and the possibility of a tidal-wave election this fall would increase.
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Democrats seem ready to trade House seats for healthcare reform
Democrats seem increasingly determined to go it alone on healthcare reform. But that means the House must find more 'yes' votes - even if it costs some representatives their seats.
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Rep. John Murtha: lifelong hawk, military backer, brazen earmarker
Rep. John Murtha (D) of Pennsylvania, who died Monday, was the first Vietnam veteran to be elected to Congress. He also brought home billions in defense-related earmarks for his struggling district.
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Mass election results could change healthcare-reform calculus
The Mass election results could signal that public support for healthcare reform is weaker than Democrats had assumed. Will Scott Brown take away Senate Democrats' 60th vote?
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GOP pins comeback on anger at 'big government' healthcare
New poll shows lowest support yet among public for Obama's and Democrats' healthcare plan. Republicans see backlash to huge overall increase in federal spending.
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Town-hall meetings: facing voter wrath on healthcare
Healthcare forums evoked anger, but there was constructive dialogue, too.
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Good ways to deliver bad news
Open talk, empathetic listening make staff cuts more than a cold exercise in cost saving.
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For Specter and the Democrats, it was a brief honeymoon
The Pennsylvania senator has been stripped of his seniority, at least until 2011, and he hasn't exactly voted in lock step with Democrats.
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Specter switches parties to win reelection
As the Republican Party shifted to the right, his chances of winning a 2010 primary were 'bleak,' he says.
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GOP centrists give Obama a majority – barely
This week’s Senate vote on the economic stimulus package could set the pattern in Congress.
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