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Joseph Lawler

Joseph Lawler is the policy editor for the Washington Examiner, having previously been an economics reporter. Before joining the Washington Examiner, he worked for RealClearPolicy. He is a native of Massachusetts and a graduate of the University of Notre Dame.

Second-quarter economic growth revised up to 2.5 percent
Economy

Second-quarter economic growth revised up to 2.5 percent

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Financial regulators are revisiting one of the key Dodd-Frank regulations pertaining to mortgages, two years after industry and consumer groups warned that the original proposal would raise borrowing costs for homeowners. (Photo: Thinkstock)
Economy

Regulators look for do-over on Dodd-Frank mortgage regulation

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Jack Lew: Obama will negotiate over government funding, not debt limit
Economy

Jack Lew: Obama will negotiate over government funding, not debt limit

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One datapoint from last week’s economic news stood out: median household income has declined since the recession ended. (Photo: Thinkstock)
Economy

The week ahead in economics: Declining wages color incoming data

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Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew expects that the Treasury will exhaust its abilities to meet the federal government’s obligations without breaching the debt ceiling in mid-October. (AP File)

Treasury: Debt limit will be reached in mid-October

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Matilde Hoffman seats patrons while working part time as a hostess at 'Petite Abeille' in New York City. Hoffman could not find a full-time job after graduating from University of Southern California with a bachelors degree in neuroscience. (Allison Joyce/Getty Images)
Economy

San Francisco Fed: Weak demand, not Obamacare, behind rise in part-time work

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What they found, examining descendants of lottery winners in Census data, was that the windfall of winning the lottery had little effect on families a few generations on. Lottery winners were not more likely to send their children to school than lottery losers.
Economy

Poverty trap? New study shows little impact of financial windfalls for families

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President Barack Obama speaks about affordable college education during a town hall meeting at Binghamton University, Friday, Aug. 23, in Vestal, N.Y. (AP/Mike Groll)
Education

Obama: Law school should be two years, not three

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A construction worker drills on the roof of a new home in New Paltz, N.Y. New-home sales fell 13.4 pct. in July to the lowest level in nine months as mortgage rates rise.
Economy

Weak new-home sales raise fear of faltering housing recovery

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Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew warned that the economy might not be able to weather another confrontation over the debt ceiling like the one in 2011. (AP File)

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew to GOP: Raise debt ceiling immediately after recess

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