1140 KSOO - Live Local Radio in Sioux Falls, SD » Fiscal Cliff http://ksoo.com The talk of Sioux Falls Sun, 19 May 2013 06:20:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 The President Should Host Pick-up Games and Sleep Overs http://ksoo.com/the-president-should-host-pick-up-games-and-sleep-overs/ http://ksoo.com/the-president-should-host-pick-up-games-and-sleep-overs/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 03:58:25 +0000 Rick Knobe http://ksoo.com/?p=56478 The President can't lead us from outside the arena. He has to stay in the game, get sweaty and even muddy.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/the-president-should-host-pick-up-games-and-sleep-overs/feed/ 0 A Hope the Canary Might Sing Loudly Again http://ksoo.com/a-hope-the-canary-might-sing-loudly-again/ http://ksoo.com/a-hope-the-canary-might-sing-loudly-again/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:03:02 +0000 Rick Knobe http://ksoo.com/?p=50201 No Labels, A national grassroots movement of hundreds of thousands of Republicans, Democrats and independents dedicated to a new politics of problem solving, is hosting its Meeting to Make America Work!,

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]]> http://ksoo.com/a-hope-the-canary-might-sing-loudly-again/feed/ 0 (Photo by Laister/Express/Getty Images) Minnehaha County Commission Justifies Pay Raise http://ksoo.com/minnehaha-county-commission-justifies-pay-raise/ http://ksoo.com/minnehaha-county-commission-justifies-pay-raise/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 01:20:11 +0000 Dan Peters http://ksoo.com/?p=48613 At the time when the county did not have the necessary funds the decision-makers took steps to reduce their pay. Things are better now and Barth says the choice to increase salaries for the Commissioners is the right one.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/minnehaha-county-commission-justifies-pay-raise/feed/ 0 (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Congress OKs Cliff Deal, Signaling Future Fights http://ksoo.com/congress-oks-cliff-deal-signaling-future-fights/ http://ksoo.com/congress-oks-cliff-deal-signaling-future-fights/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:34:21 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=47715 Congress' approval of a compromise averting a prolonged tumble off the fiscal cliff hands a victorious President Barack Obama most of the tax boosts on the rich that he campaigned on.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/congress-oks-cliff-deal-signaling-future-fights/feed/ 0 Booting The 'Fiscal Cliff' http://ksoo.com/booting-the-fiscal-cliff/ http://ksoo.com/booting-the-fiscal-cliff/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 11:00:17 +0000 Randy McDaniel http://kxrb.com/?p=45376 Are you just flat-out sick and tired of hearing about the 'fiscal cliff'? Well, I am too and so are a lot of other people. Here's words and phrases to get rid of!

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]]> http://ksoo.com/booting-the-fiscal-cliff/feed/ 0 Clipart Thune: Still Hoping for 'Fiscal Cliff' Aversion http://ksoo.com/thune-still-hoping-for-fiscal-cliff-aversion/ http://ksoo.com/thune-still-hoping-for-fiscal-cliff-aversion/#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:05:01 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=47161 U.S. Sen. John Thune says he's frustrated that it's taking lawmakers so long to inch toward a deal before the so-called "fiscal cliff" prompts a variety of tax hikes in the new year, but he's still hopeful.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/thune-still-hoping-for-fiscal-cliff-aversion/feed/ 0 Senate Leaders Offer Dour Take on 'Cliff' Talks http://ksoo.com/senate-leaders-offer-dour-take-on-cliff-talks/ http://ksoo.com/senate-leaders-offer-dour-take-on-cliff-talks/#comments Sun, 30 Dec 2012 21:33:30 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=47084 The top Senate negotiators on the effort to prevent the government from going over the "fiscal cliff" offered a pessimistic assessment Sunday barely 24 hours before a deadline to avert tax hikes on virtually every worker.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/senate-leaders-offer-dour-take-on-cliff-talks/feed/ 0 Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images Officials: Obama, Boehner Exchange Proposals http://ksoo.com/officials-obama-boehner-exchange-proposals/ http://ksoo.com/officials-obama-boehner-exchange-proposals/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:32:05 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=41278 At least publicly, there's no hint of progress in efforts to avoid the "fiscal cliff" -- with Republicans demanding that the White House outline specific spending cuts, and the White House saying it's already done so.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/officials-obama-boehner-exchange-proposals/feed/ 0 Roger Wollenberg/Getty Images Economy Adds 146K Jobs, Unemployment Rate Falls to 4 Year Low http://ksoo.com/economy-adds-146k-jobs-unemployment-rate-falls-to-4-year-low/ http://ksoo.com/economy-adds-146k-jobs-unemployment-rate-falls-to-4-year-low/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 19:19:17 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=39909 U.S. hiring gains held steady in November despite disruptions from Superstorm Sandy and employers' concerns about impending tax increases from the year-end "fiscal cliff."

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]]> http://ksoo.com/economy-adds-146k-jobs-unemployment-rate-falls-to-4-year-low/feed/ 0 Clipart Over the Fiscal Cliff? http://ksoo.com/over-the-fiscal-cliff/ http://ksoo.com/over-the-fiscal-cliff/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 19:22:35 +0000 Gene Hetland http://ksoo.com/?p=39388 I'm the first to admit that I would make a lousy diplomat, and I wouldn't be much of a negotiator, either.

But are we going to go off the fiscal cliff?

And if we are, why?

President Obama and  Congress are supposed to be doing something about it, and it's not getting done

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]]> http://ksoo.com/over-the-fiscal-cliff/feed/ 0 Congress and President Obama continue to work to avoid the "fiscal cliff" before the end of the year.