Pentagon pleas for flexibility in keeping the military ready to fight with less money were largely ignored as a Republican-led House panel kept older weapons alive and preserved generous personnel benefits.
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When gas prices start to drop, generally consumers start to spend a little more. When they go up, consumers usually cut back. But a Bankrate.com survey found that 80 percent of Americans have not increased their discretionary spending despite a decline in gas prices in the first half of 2013.
There's some good economic news - the Labor Department reports weekly unemployment benefit applications dropped by 14 thousand, to a seasonally adjusted 374,000, the fewest since the week of May 19th.