Jan 20, 2009 -
N.J. urges schools to freeze spending
By DIANE D'AMICO Education Writer, 609-272-7241
Published: Tuesday, January 20, 2009
The Press of Atlantic City:
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/186/story/377954.html
TRENTON - Faced with uncertain state aid, the state education commissioner has recommended that school districts immediately freeze all nonessential spending and review all expenditures for the rest of this school year.
In a letter sent to all chief school administrators, Commissioner Lucille Davy also said she would work with education groups to identify state mandates that might be lifted to help reduce costs for the 2009-10 school year.
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Mar 04, 2009 -
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Democratic leaders are working hard to suppress dissent within their party over boosting agency spending by 8 percent as the government runs whopping deficits and constituents are forced to scrimp on their own budgets.
Coming to the rescue are a few Republicans standing ready to help pass the pending $410 billion catchall spending bill - and allow lawmakers in both parties to get the thousands of pet projects they crave and above-inflation budget increases for favorite programs like education.
A close vote is expected late this week to advance the sweeping spending bill, which wraps together the budgets for 12 Cabinet departments and other agencies, to President Barack Obama.
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Oct 24, 2008 -
The Coming Obama Spending Explosion
By Examiner Editorial - 10/24/08
If you worry about the skyrocketing federal deficits of the Bush era, just wait till the Obama administration hits town. Spending pyrotechnics will be spectacular if Barack Obama is elected and his liberal Democrat allies increase their majorities in Congress come Nov. 4.
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Mar 26, 2009 -
Forget the Smart Grid, We Need Smart Spending (On the Grid)
The stimulus bill has sought to weatherize homes, expand broadband's reach and fix our energy infrastructure. For this last urgent goal, some $4.5 billion of the stimulus bill is slated for projects related to a smart grid. But before we start spending, the terminology needs refining.
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Dec 21, 2008 -
- Almost
- Last first Kiss
– Tamia & Eric Benet - Spend my life - The wedding song
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Aug 29, 2008 -
I can’t believe that Will Smith is turning 40 this year. I still remember when he first came on the scene as a rapper with DJ Jazzy Jeff- he was barely out of his teens. Has he really been around that long?
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Jul 30, 2008 -
According to the Daily Mail, Britney Spears has spent (what most people would consider) a fortune to get her physique back in shape. Brit packed on the pounds over the last two years. Not only did she give birth to two babies in rapid succession, but she also stopped her vigorous concert touring, which involved a ton of dancing.
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Sep 18, 2008 -
Jennifer Lopez is famous for her multitasking career as a singer, actress, designer and dancer. But motherhood has taken her juggling act to a whole new level.
Until recently, Lopez and husband Marc Anthony, who welcomed twins Max and Emme in February, didn't have a nanny to help out with child care.
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Sep 17, 2008 -
American Idol alum Kellie Pickler is reuniting with Ryan Seacrest.
The singer has been tapped as this year's Times Square correspondent for Dick Clark's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2009, USA Today reports.
Pickler, 22, came in sixth place on the fifth season of Idol.
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Apr 16, 2008 -
Jennifer Aniston is moving forward with her wish to become a mother before Christmas. She recently spent a whopping $300,000 on a nursery for her home.
Sources close to Jennifer say that she has chosen a baby boy from an adoption agency based in Los Angeles.
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