From heating for the poor to removing unexploded landmines, the budget compromise takes the ax to some very worthy programs.
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Bernanke and Greenspan aren't the only ones to have put their foot in their mouth over the years. Here's a look at Federal Reserve "oops" moments.
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This manufacturing town in central Indiana faced crippling unemployment. Now it is working again, thanks to the federal government.
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According to U.S. tax law, any profits earned overseas must be taxed by 35% when returned to the U.S. That's why many companies park their cash on international soil - cash that could be shared with investors. Accounting expert Jack Ciesielski crunched the numbers on the biggest overseas balances.
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The loss of a total of $810 million in high-speed rail funds in Wisconsin means the promise of thousands of new jobs will not be realized.
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