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  • President’s budget proposal ‘a first step’ in aiding homeless families

    President’s budget proposal ‘a first step’ in aiding homeless families

    President Obama is looking to house more homeless families over the next 10 years by providing them with more housing vouchers and short-term assistance, if his budget is approved by Congress. His budget calls for $11 billion more in spending to support these programs, which Megan Hustings, interim director of the National Coalition for the…

  • The GOP Field: No One Works in the Middle

    Aaron James Spare Change News The American presidency is arguably the most stressful, yet highest held office in the world, and it is for this reason that the office has always intrigued me. The icing on the cake is the fact that you and I have a part in deciding who gets to run this…

  • Iraq & Afghanistan: Time To Come Home

    Marc D. Goldfinger Spare Change News Recently a U. S. helicopter in Afghanistan was shot down and we lost 30 soldiers. Then a wave of violence swept across Iraq and at least 89 people were slain and over 300 wounded. When, if ever, can “mission accomplished” take place? These two endless wars are eating our…