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Friday, May 03, 2013  U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in April, and hiring was much stronger in the previous two months than first thought. The gains trimmed the unemployment rate to a four-year low of 7.5 percent.

Friday, March 01, 2013  Here's a bright spot amid the doom and gloom of the government's automatic spending cuts: They shouldn't delay tax refunds.

Friday, March 01, 2013  Automatic federal spending cuts take effect Friday after lawmakers were unable to reach an agreement. President Barack Obama says it may take a couple of weeks or a couple of months to reach a deal to end Washington's battle over spending cuts.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  The cuts could delay a new food safety law that requires the agency to boost inspections and directs farms and food facilities to ensure their food is safe.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  The White House is conceding that efforts to avoid $85 billion in automatic budget cuts are unlikely to succeed before those cuts kick in on Friday.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  Company and union officials say the job cuts, expected to start this spring, are a result of concerns over automatic spending cuts pending in Washington.

Thursday, October 04, 2012  Romney used Big Bird and PBS as an example of programs he would cut funding to if elected President in November.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012  About fifty people showed up to a public hearing about the Jamesville-Dewitt High School budget Monday night.

Thursday, January 12, 2012  As Gov. Andrew Cuomo prepares to release his proposed 2012-13 budget next week, some details of the $130 billion spending plan are becoming clearer - including what an official said Wednesday will be another round of agency spending cuts.

Thursday, April 21, 2011  The Hannibal School Board voted 7 times Thursday night before agreeing on a spending plan, just one day before the deadline.

Thursday, March 31, 2011  New York's Legislature has passed a historically difficult budget on time.

Wednesday, June 02, 2010  New York Gov. David Paterson says he'll force state lawmakers to start cutting billions of dollars out of the government budget next week if they keep delaying agreement on how to reduce spending.

Tuesday, December 16, 2008  Spending cuts and tax hikes are the main components of Paterson's new budget.