Debt ceiling debate looms as budget fights intensify
Senate Republicans and Democrats clash over raising the federal debt limit. Dole signals tying new taxes and benefit cuts to the measure while conservatives push for deficit reductions. Treasury warns current $1.0798 trillion cap could be breached by late May, risking delayed Social Security and other payments.
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Dale Tate
Congressional
Senate Finance Committee
Robert Dole
Treasury Department
Senate
Finance Committee
Budget Committee
Congress
Dole
White House
House
Ways and Means
Dan Rostenkowski
D-Nl
Joint Economic Committee
Henry S. Reuss
D-Wis
Reagan
Treasury
Donald T. Regan
Federal Reserve Banks
Coal boom fades as demand wanes and overcapacity grows
A long view of the 1980s coal market shows a boom born from post 1979 oil shocks dwindling. Export demand falters, domestic consumption stalls, and industry figures warn of oversupply as capacity outstrips demand by 100 to 150 million tons annually.
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Robert D. Hershey Jr
New York Times
Washington
Appalachia
Europe
America
Hampton Roads
Baltimore
Siegmund Kupferberg
Foreston Coal International Inc
New York
Joel Price
Constance D. Holmes
National Coal Association
Illinois Coal Association
Illinois
Jack Kawa
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
United States
Three Mile Island
Carl E. Bagge
Federal Power Commission
Profi
Bagge
Commerce Department
Freeman United Coal Co
Spain
Ireland
West
Coal Association
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