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Hurricane insurance: Do you have it? Need it? Six things to know.

As hurricane Irene heads for the East Coast, here are answers to six key questions about insurance.
Government shutdown: Will those who like government least miss it most?

The mail will still go through, as will Social Security payments, veterans benefits, and military pay. Federal employees will still direct plane traffic, inspect food, and prosecute crime. By its own estimates, the federal government represents about 8 percent of the United States economy, so the economic impact of a long government shutdown would eventually affect just about everybody. Even in the short term, some groups will notice. Ironically, some of those who will be affected most are those who like government least. Here's a look at four such groups:

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War over #Julia: Has Obama campaign set a trap for Republicans?

The Obama campaign's 'Life of Julia' Web infographic shows how government helps women from cradle to grave. Republicans have pounced on it as 'nanny state' excess. But the #Julia Internet meme has taken off.
With an eye on female vote, Obama touts progress for women

A White House forum Friday on women and the economy offered President Obama a chance to remind women of things his administration has done for them.
The Circle Bastiat
True entrepreneurs don't need encouragement

Government policies encouraging training of entrepreneurs won't kickstart the economy.
JOBS Act: Why are Democrats suddenly raising red flags?

No one wants to vote against jobs, but a wide swath of critics – ranging from the SEC, the AFL-CIO, and pension funds – worry that features in the proposed JOBS Act could hurt investors.
$132.9 billion: Remember TARP? It still owes you.

$132.9 billion short, the 2008 US bailout of the financial system could continue through 2017. Some of the $132.9 billion TARP money will never be recovered.
Obama seeks power to shrink federal government

Obama will call on Congress to give him a type of reorganizational power last held by a president when Ronald Reagan was in office.
Forget the mall. It's 'Small Business Saturday'

This is "Small Business Saturday" when shoppers are urged to visit local businesses. Getting away from the malls and out of the big box stores helps the local economy since more of the money spent stays in the community.
Tax VOX
Small businesses and taxes: Not what you think

The reality of small businesses is vastly different from the image presented by many politicians—and casts the debate over how these firms are taxed in a very different light.
Hurricane insurance: Do you have it? Need it? Six things to know.

As hurricane Irene heads for the East Coast, here are answers to six key questions about insurance.
Souris River begins a slow retreat from Minot, North Dakota

The Souris River began retreating from Minot, N.D. on Sunday with no further flood damage in the city. But officials warn that danger would remain for several days until the highest water passed.
Change Agent
Opportunity Fund helps opportunity knock for low-income borrowers

Micro-lending to the poor in the US is quietly growing. But the Opportunity Fund finds that helping people learn how to save is important too.
Jobs council to Obama: Here's how to create one million jobs quickly

President Obama meets with his jobs council, which offers him its proposal for how to add one million positions to the US job market without help from Congress.
Parkersburg, Iowa, emerges as model for tornado recovery

Parkersburg paired FEMA aid with small-town work ethic to rebuild. It could be a template for other tornado-damaged towns.
Tornado-stricken South begins damage tally, rebuilding

The recovery from devastating tornadoes across the South accelerated over the weekend as federal and state agencies moved quickly to help the thousands of people left homeless.
Government shutdown: Will those who like government least miss it most?

The mail will still go through, as will Social Security payments, veterans benefits, and military pay. Federal employees will still direct plane traffic, inspect food, and prosecute crime. By its own estimates, the federal government represents about 8 percent of the United States economy, so the economic impact of a long government shutdown would eventually affect just about everybody. Even in the short term, some groups will notice. Ironically, some of those who will be affected most are those who like government least. Here's a look at four such groups:
US economy's hidden asset: older workers

Far from being a drag on the economy, so-called gray labor will be key to America's competitiveness in coming years. Mature workers can bring major productivity gains to US businesses – if we can make changes to better tap their talent.
Surprise! Women started more firms than men.

Before the recession, women were starting twice as many firms as men. Now, they may do even better.
Erskine Bowles: a Democrat willing to swing the budget ax

Erskine Bowles is co-chairman of the presidential deficit commission, which votes Friday on US fiscal plan. As president of the University of North Carolina system, he's no stranger to budget-cutting. He's had to trim more than $550 million and 1,000 jobs.
The Entrepreneurial Mind
SBA: Costs of regulation 'staggering' for small businesses

The high costs associated with meeting EPA and IRS regulations are many times higher for small businesses than for their larger competitors, per capita.
Vox News
Government workers: 'We need love too.'

Just before Saturday's Rally to Restore Sanity in Washington, government workers will hold their own rally to put a human face on 'faceless bureaucrats.' It's called 'Government Doesn't Suck.'
Obama assails GOP as election Tuesday approaches

As the election Tuesday approaches, President Obama is increasing his rhetoric against the GOP party, though numbers still look grim for the Democrats.
Vox News
Obama targets women voters in Seattle trip with talk of jobs, cupcakes

President Obama tried to energize women voters at a town hall meeting Thursday in Seattle. He's also set to campaign for Washington's Patty Murray and California's Barbara Boxer.
Tax the rich, not small business

Small business growth powers the economy. If Obama extends the tax cuts on small business owners, will that hurt more than it helps?
The Entrepreneurial Mind
Rising regulatory costs strangling small business?

In order to comply with federal regulations, the smallest businesses spent over $10,000 per employee in 2008.
Remnants of tropical storm Nicole wallop East Coast with huge rainfall

Tropical storm Nicole and her aftermath dumped jaw-dropping quantities of rain on the East Coast, including 10 inches in 24 hours in parts of Pennsylvania. Wilmington, N.C., was worst-hit, with 22.5 inches in five days.