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A woman will appear on the $10 bill beginning in 2020, the Treasury Department said Wednesday. Just which woman is up to you. Legally, the decision belongs to Jack Lew, but the Treasury secretary said he’s seeking public input on which female historical figure should appear on U.S. paper currency for the first time in […]

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In solidarity with the hundreds of thousands of federal employees facing furloughs due to the effects of sequestration, President Obama will return five percent of his salary as a gesture of solidarity, a White House aide confirmed to CBSNews.com. “The salary for the President, as with Members of Congress, is set by law and cannot […]

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The facts about the debt ceiling haven’t changed. There are less than two weeks left until Congress walks the Treasury Department off a cliff. And there is still no clear legislative path to avoid that outcome. House Speaker John Boehner — who has repeatedly insisted that default is not in the cards — said as […]

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The facts about the debt ceiling haven’t changed. There are less than two weeks left until Congress walks the Treasury Department off a cliff. And there is still no clear legislative path to avoid that outcome. House Speaker John Boehner — who has repeatedly insisted that default is not in the cards — said as […]