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• n  an issue whose settlement will affect financial resources

• bread-and-butter issue

News & Articles

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• Economic progress mixed despite Obama's claims
  President Obama will take to the road to justify his new economic plans Wednesday based on what aides call the "significant" progress of the past five years, but economic benchmarks during his presidency show a mixed bag of gains and setbacks on pocketbook issues. Few economists would dispute that the ...
  July 24, 2013 - The Washington Times
• Economic issues are women's issues
  Basic pocketbook issues are so seldom seen as high on the list of feminist concerns that some of the female journalists invited to a briefing were puzzled.
  July 19, 2013 - Washington Post