http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Thu, 23 May 2013 22:00:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/11/neither-side-thrilled-as-obama-sends-congress-3-8-trillion-budget-plan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/11/neither-side-thrilled-as-obama-sends-congress-3-8-trillion-budget-plan/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 04:46:00 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370315 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/11/neither-side-thrilled-as-obama-sends-congress-3-8-trillion-budget-plan/feed/ 0 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama sent Congress a $3.8 trillion budget plan that hopes... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/paul-ryans-new-budget-like-the-old-goes-after-obama-programs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/paul-ryans-new-budget-like-the-old-goes-after-obama-programs/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 02:57:23 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359618 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/paul-ryans-new-budget-like-the-old-goes-after-obama-programs/feed/ 0 WASHINGTON – House Republicans redoubled their efforts to roll back signature accomplishments of President... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/07/americas-magic-number/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/07/americas-magic-number/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:15:01 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=333019 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/07/americas-magic-number/feed/ 0 How long will it take until unemployment hits 6.5 per cent? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/19/cuts-taxes-highlight-obama%e2%80%99s-deficit-plan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/19/cuts-taxes-highlight-obama%e2%80%99s-deficit-plan/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:01:34 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=216113 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/19/cuts-taxes-highlight-obama%e2%80%99s-deficit-plan/feed/ 0 U.S. president faces tough congressional fight over budget pitch http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/16/u-s-hits-14-3-trillion-debt-ceiling/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/16/u-s-hits-14-3-trillion-debt-ceiling/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 16:34:13 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=192067 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/16/u-s-hits-14-3-trillion-debt-ceiling/feed/ 4 Federal government taps into pension fund to avoid default http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/18/the-battle-between-obama-and-ryan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/18/the-battle-between-obama-and-ryan/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:18:07 +0000 John Parisella http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=185475 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/18/the-battle-between-obama-and-ryan/feed/ 28 Outside of the rhetoric and the partisanship, it is fair to say that the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/16/fiscal-faceoff-on-capitol-hill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/16/fiscal-faceoff-on-capitol-hill/#comments Sat, 16 Apr 2011 16:10:06 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=184009 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/16/fiscal-faceoff-on-capitol-hill/feed/ 1 Why America’s budgetary battles may just be getting started http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/14/budget-bill-passed-by-the-u-s-house-of-representatives/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/14/budget-bill-passed-by-the-u-s-house-of-representatives/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:55:14 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=184314 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/14/budget-bill-passed-by-the-u-s-house-of-representatives/feed/ 0 Republican Speaker needed Democratic votes to get bill through http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/14/u-s-representatives-vote-on-budget-bill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/14/u-s-representatives-vote-on-budget-bill/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:16:37 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=184111 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/14/u-s-representatives-vote-on-budget-bill/feed/ 2 Vote caps tense negotiations that narrowly avoided government shutdown http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/27/obama-and-the-confusion-in-the-gop/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/27/obama-and-the-confusion-in-the-gop/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:27:49 +0000 John Parisella http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=46186 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/27/obama-and-the-confusion-in-the-gop/feed/ 9 One thing is apparent these days in Washington: The Republicans are lost and confused,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/27/the-curious-case-of-barack-obama/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/27/the-curious-case-of-barack-obama/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:53:58 +0000 John Parisella http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=39722 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/27/the-curious-case-of-barack-obama/feed/ 29 What is it with this guy? Barack Obama’s first 100 days have to rank...