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• Small-Business Insurance Market Delayed

  By Drew Armstrong, Bloomberg  |  April 1, 2013

  Choice of plans Obamacare promised for small-business employees won't be in place until at least 2015.

• Congress Lacks Plan to Halt Spending Cuts

  By Roxana Tiron and Kathleen Hunter, Bloomberg  |  February 13, 2013

  Legislators have about two weeks to avert $1.2 trillion in cuts.

• U.S. Budget Discord Seen as Top Threat to Global Economy

  By David J. Lynch, Bloomberg  |  January 22, 2013

  European debt crisis ranks as second biggest worry for investors, poll shows.

• McConnell Takes Taxes Off the Table

  By Cheyenne Hopkins, Bloomberg  |  January 7, 2013

  Senate minority leader says focus should be on spending cuts.

• CEOs Say Fiscal Cliff Work Is Incomplete

  By Chris Burritt, Bloomberg  |  January 3, 2013

  Execs urge politicians to move quickly on tax reform, deficit reduction.

• Budget Accord Seen Crimping U.S. Expansion

  By Rich Miller and Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg  |  January 2, 2013

  Elimination of payroll tax cut will limit first-quarter growth to 1%.

• House Passes Tax Deal

  By Richard Rubin, Roxana Tiron and James Rowley, Bloomberg  |  January 2, 2013

  GOP vows to exact spending cuts in upcoming fight on debt ceiling.

• Reid Hopes for Last-Minute Budget Deal

  By Kathleen Hunter and Heidi Przybyla, Bloomberg  |  December 31, 2012

  Biggest sticking point said to be how to deal with more than $600 billion in automatic spending cuts.

• Dysfunction in Congress Poses 2013 Risks

  By Margaret Talev, Richard Rubin and Roxana Tiron, Bloomberg  |  December 31, 2012

  Any deal today would deal with only some recession-causing factors and set another deadline early next year.

• Obama Summons Congress Leaders

  By Heidi Przybyla and Kathleen Hunter, Bloomberg  |  December 28, 2012

  As budget deadline approaches, there's little sign of action on the Hill.