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• Budget deal cuts oil and gas royalties to states
  The budget deal in Congress will cost Wyoming, New Mexico and other states $415 million in lost oil and gas royalties over the next decade, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
  December 18, 2013 3:41 pm
• US lawmaker wants openness on Pacific trade pact
  The Obama administration needs to be more open with Congress to win support for a trans-Pacific trade pact under negotiation with 11 countries, an influential Democratic senator said Wednesday.
  December 18, 2013 3:41 pm
• Bipartisan budget agreement nears final passage
  The Senate lined up Wednesday to give final congressional approval to legislation scaling back across-the-board cuts on programs ranging from the Pentagon to the national park system, adding a late dusting of bipartisanship to a year more likely to
  December 18, 2013 3:40 pm

• Bernanke to stay in Washington after leaving Fed
  December 18, 2013 3:37 pm
• Fed will reduce bond purchases by $10B in January
  December 18, 2013 3:37 pm
• Insurers allow more time to pay under health law
  December 18, 2013 3:37 pm
• Bernanke: Bad luck contributed to subpar recovery
  December 18, 2013 3:26 pm
• Bernanke consulted Yellen before vote on bond buys
  December 18, 2013 3:04 pm
• Bernanke: More cuts in bond buys likely next year
  December 18, 2013 2:59 pm
• Defense bill gives Obama rare Guantanamo victory
  December 18, 2013 2:52 pm