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Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Pentagon poised to trim number of civilian furlough days, expand pool of exempt workers

Friday, May 10, 2013  Why does one hospital charge 40 times more than another? New data underscore cost mysteries

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Judge in New York rips government for opposing his order giving broader access to morning-after pill

Monday, March 11, 2013  Report: Schools in such disrepair, updating them would cost $542 billion over next decade

Thursday, March 07, 2013  Efforts to avoid government shutdown move to Senate as Obama seeks talks on bigger budget deal

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  GOP seeks to smooth roughest cuts, avert government shutdown later this month

Saturday, March 02, 2013  Missouri Democrats gathered for their annual iconic event.

Saturday, March 02, 2013  Friday, the federal government made a series of forced funding cuts under what's called sequestration.

Friday, March 01, 2013  State Senators passed the expansion Thursday. It now goes to the House.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  The automatic, across-the-board cuts will amount to $85 billion. If Congress doesn't act by Friday, the budgets of most federal government programs and agencies will shrink. That includes budgets for public schools.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  Skeptical Congress may deliver Obama few victories on State of the Union priorities

Thursday, January 31, 2013  George Ryan's lawyer says prison officials didn't cut his client a break when they let him serve the rest of his sentence at home.

Thursday, January 17, 2013  Republican Senator Brian Munzlinger filed Senate Bill 150, which would make any new federal laws restricting semiautomatic guns and accessories unenforceable.

Monday, January 07, 2013  The tough talk on the Sunday morning talk shows doesn't bode well for voters who are frustrated by the political gridlock.