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Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Budget cuts ground 3rd of Air Force warplanes; those headed to Afghanistan to be mission ready

Friday, March 01, 2013  Santa Fe, Roswell and Hobbs could lose their airport control towers. Thousands of federal workers and contractors in New Mexico face unpaid furloughs.

Friday, March 01, 2013  Obama still betting on a big fiscal deal as automatic cuts kick in, but odds weigh against him

Monday, February 25, 2013  As budget cuts loom, Obama meets with governors at White House

Friday, February 22, 2013  Wednesday the Pentagon announced that 800 thousand civilians who work for the department of defense could be furloughed, and 85 billion dollars in cuts could kick in if no budget agreement is made before March 1.

Friday, January 18, 2013  The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department states it will take millions more to help keep state parks up and running.

Wednesday, December 26, 2012  With a yearend deadline looming before the economy goes over the so-called fiscal cliff, President Barack Obama is cutting short his traditional Christmas holiday in Hawaii.

Monday, February 27, 2012  NASA's 20-year focus on Mars looking fuzzier as space agency changes course, axes flights

Friday, February 17, 2012  When the President announced the 2013 budget proposal (and budget cuts) just this Monday, panic began to set in for National Weather Service offices across the nation, vital positions critical to their lifesaving mission now at stake.

Thursday, February 16, 2012  APNewsBreak: Obama's budget axes USDA program that tests for deadly bacteria in fresh produce

Monday, January 16, 2012  Tax cut talks focus on budget cuts, new fees.

Thursday, January 12, 2012  After President Obama released a new strategy last week in a proposal to cut the nation's defense budget by almost 500 billion dollars, there have been a lot of questions about how that strategy is going to be implemented.

Thursday, November 10, 2011  "Window on a Wider World", is enriching the lives of students through art and science.

Thursday, November 10, 2011  Perry says his campaign won't end despite debate blunder

Wednesday, October 26, 2011  A study by the American Institutes for Research shows community college dropouts cost the nation nearly $1 billion during the 2008-2009 school year.