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EXCLUSIVE: O’Leary Seeking Power to Shut Down Deadbeat Restaurants 12/03/2012 11:05am • Restaurants in Arlington collectively owe more than $900,000 in unpaid meals taxes to the county. Arlington Treasurer Frank O’Leary is lobbying for the power to shut the worst offenders down. By law, restaurants collect a 4 percent food and beverage (“meals”) tax in Arlington on to Morning Notes 12/03/2012 09:05am • Audits Show Mismanagement of Funds at B-CC — Audits from 2008 and 2011 show lax record-keeping procedures for cash and checks collected by sponsors for school activity and at least $61,000 in understated debt owed to Montgomery County Public Schools and other vendors. Pepco Again Asks Republicans: Obama's debt proposal a bait and switch 12/01/2012 10:48pm • U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)gives the weekly GOP response to the president's radio address. Senator Durbin's comments don't reflect reality on Social Security 11/30/2012 06:09pm • In the negotiating and positioning about the fiscal cliff, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., argued that Social Security should be off the table, and shouldn't be part of the discussion on what entitlement programs to cut."Social Security does not add one penny to our debt, not a penny," the Obama, Boehner take different strategy on debt deal talks 11/28/2012 10:27pm • Rachel Smolkin, White House Editor for POLITICO Norquist: Some have 'impure thoughts' about breaking tax pledge 11/28/2012 12:48pm • WASHINGTON - Approaching the fiscal cliff, lawmakers on Capitol Hill are having to face the reality of compromise to avoid the inevitable financial crisis Americans face if a combination of tax increases and budget cuts are allowed to take effect Jan. 1. Some Republicans in Congress have discu Ask Adam: What Does a $250K Income Buy You in Arlington? 11/27/2012 12:45pm • This periodic sponsored Q&A column is written by Adam Gallegos of Arlington-based real estate firm Arbour Realty. Please submit follow-up questions in the comments section or via email. Question: A certain politician has been using $250,000 in income as the benchmark for rich fa Stores know how to get customer cash 11/26/2012 02:05am • WASHINGTON - Retailers know their customers better than shoppers think. According to The Fiscal Times, there's a science behind shopping. Some stores hire retail experts to figure out what customers want and what will get them to buy. For one, shirts may cost a few dollars and come from Sri Lan Lawmakers: Federal Workers Have Already Taken Big Cuts 11/21/2012 02:50pm • Federal government employees have made a substantial contribution to federal debt reduction efforts already, say local lawmakers who are trying to ensure that federal workers don’t take a big hit in any upcoming debt reduction package. The lawmakers are cautioning President Barack Obama and le County Budget Cuts, Tax Hikes Looming 11/19/2012 04:50pm • The Arlington County Board has asked County Manager Barbara Donnellan to plug a projected $25-50 million budget gap with a combination of spending cuts and tax increases. At its Saturday meeting, the Board approved a set of budget guidelines intended to assist Donnellan in putting together her propo Speaker Boehner gets facts wrong when attacking president's tax plan 11/16/2012 05:54pm • As the nation approaches the deadline for the fiscal cliff, members of both parties have been jockeying for position and attempts to place blame on one another.  But no one more so than the party leadership, including House Speaker John Boehner.The Ohio Republican repeatedly went after Presiden Government spent more than $16 billion on advertising, marketing in last decade 11/16/2012 03:01pm • The government has spent more than $16 billion over the last decade on outside advertising, marketing and public relations contractors, feeding a cottage industry of inside-the-Beltway and Madison Avenue firms that help federal agencies burnish their images and tailor their messages, an investigatio Obama's debt campaign off to a good start 11/12/2012 01:09pm • Maya MacGuineas, president of Committee for Responsible Federal Budget Johnson will return to manage Nats in 2013 11/10/2012 03:31pm • Craig Heist, wtop.com WASHINGTON - As expected, Nationals manager Davey Johnson will return to manage the team in 2013 in what will be his final season as a Major League skipper before returning to a consultant position with the team for the 2014 season. Johnson led the Nationals to a 98-win seas Obama, Romney offer voters vastly different visions on the role of government 11/06/2012 08:45am • After 18 months of grueling campaign travel, more than $2 billion in spending, mostly on ads, and four vigorous debates, President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney turned a razor-thin election into the hands of voters.The estimated 133 million Americans who will head to the polls T