And on the chopping block they will be if President Obama has his way.
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Actors Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds are the latest celebrity couple on the chopping block.
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The first item up on the chopping block is called post-normal science (PNS).
Days when I wanted to rip her head off, and days when she wanted mine on the chopping block.
One state prison has closed, and two more are on the chopping block.
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Technology has certainly put postal service mail sorters on the chopping block.
Seven fire companies and several city swimming pools are on the chopping block.
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Meanwhile, an antiquated navigation system President George W. Bush saved from death last year is back on the chopping block.
Plastic foam cups that keep drinks hot would also be on the chopping block if Bloomberg's citywide ban becomes law.
Other "non-strategic" products are also on the chopping block, and we'd have to think that includes video conferencing after yesterday's announcement.
Sources have also indicated that Johnson will announce further cuts this week, with advertising and company divisions first on the chopping block.
Among the products Google just announced it plans to sunset (read: kill off), beloved feed-reading service Google Reader is now on the chopping block.
Mr. MICHAEL WIDMER (President, Massachusetts Taxpayer's Foundation): The state is facing a really desperate fiscal situation and all programs are on the chopping block.
There also are questions over whether the combined carrier could support eight hubs and, if not, which U.S. city might be on the chopping block.
Fears that the Egg Roll might be next on the chopping block increased when a memo circulated, claiming that the White House tradition might be canceled.
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The President offered no additional details, leaving those who follow this sort of thing to wonder exactly what type of loopholes might be on the chopping block.
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While Romney promises to cut wasteful spending ( remember Big Bird is on the chopping block), he also intends to increase other kinds of spending, like defense.
The commissioner disclosed Thursday that he expected the same fire companies that the department targeted for closure last year to be on the chopping block later this year.
In an age where the arts, athletics, and other so-called extracurricular activities are increasingly on the chopping block in public schools, digital learning ought to change the equation.
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Fundamental public services like Medicaid are on the chopping block.
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Also on the chopping block is PowerMeter, a free energy monitoring tool that pairs with smart power meters and other energy monitoring devices to help users better understand consumption habits and ultimately reduce costs.
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"As soon as there's conflict there, it'll come to a head eventually and if it comes to a head then it'll be the manager's head that'll be on the chopping block, " Duffy told BBC Scotland.
In the spirit of bipartisanship and sanity, I propose that the first thing on the chopping block should be an ineffective organization that wastes money, violates our rights, and encourages us to make decisions that imperil our safety.
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More are on the chopping block.
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Frederick, Maryland (CNN) -- The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday told 149 regional airports across the country it would begin closing their air traffic control towers in April, but said it would spare another 40 towers that had been on the chopping block.
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The jury is still out on the results, which are expected at the end of the week, and while observers will be watching closely to see what kind of haircuts are taken for holdings of sovereign debt, it seems highly unlikely that any major banks will be wind up on the chopping block.
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Even with current debt ceiling negotiations and some market participants fearing it will bring the tax exempt status back on the chopping block, it remains highly unlikely that anything will change, given the dire straits some localities and states are in, the impact to public services and the dent it would make to the Federal deficit.
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When one factors in his willingness to put Israel's purported nuclear arsenal on the international chopping block, it is clear that there is no precedent for Obama's hostility towards Israel in the history of US-Israel relations.
The bottom line is simple: No other nation on earth capable of fielding the Airborne Laser, the F-22 and the other advanced weapons now on the Obama administration's chopping block would willingly abandon them.
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