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Monday, January 28, 2013  Hostess has picked the maker of Little Debbie as the lead bidder to buy its Drake's cakes.

Friday, December 21, 2012  Thursday's drama was a major personal defeat for House Speaker John Boehner.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  Evidence of Congress' plummeting popularity is everywhere.

Monday, December 10, 2012  The Obama-Boehner meeting Sunday was the first between just the two leaders since Election Day.

Monday, December 10, 2012  The stock market's unpredictability is perhaps the biggest wild card in the political showdown over the fiscal cliff.

Wednesday, December 05, 2012  The proposal that House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and other Republican leaders sent to the White House this week calls for cuts of $300 billion in discretionary spending to achieve savings of $2.2 trillion over 10 years.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  The counter to a White House plan last week relies more on politically sensitive spending cuts and would raise half the $1.6 trillion in revenue proposed by Obama over the coming decade.

Monday, December 03, 2012  Congress and the White House are engaged in a high-stakes game of political chess over the looming fiscal cliff

Thursday, November 29, 2012  Obama is mounting a public campaign to build support and leverage in the negotiations.

Friday, November 16, 2012  Obama on tricky path in fiscal cliff negotiations with congressional leaders

Wednesday, November 14, 2012  Hostess has announced that it would file a motion in court on Friday to liquidate the company if striking union members do not return to work by 5 p.m. on Thursday.

Monday, November 12, 2012  There will be an automatic trigger of forced, more radicalized increases of taxes and cuts beginning January 1, 2013.  This part of the agreement is referred to as "sequestration" and these are designed to radically cut the deficit by 1 trillion+ over 10 years.

Friday, November 09, 2012  Obama to address 'fiscal cliff,' setting tone for negotiations with Republicans

Monday, September 10, 2012  Chicago teachers go on strike for the first time in 25 years.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012  After nearly a year of negotiations, the Springfield Board of Education unanimously approved a new contract with the teachers union.