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Half the American public favors deficit reductions — but few support...
Greg Sargent looks at a new Pew poll showing major contradictions in the American public’s opinion on government spending. Half of the people think deficit reduction is a priority for economic...
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Federal employees: death by a thousand cuts
This really is getting out of hand. And as this editorial points out, “lawmakers should share the pain. Whatever cuts in pay and benefits and staffing they impose on federal employees should also be...
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You can’t negotiate with “no”
“So when the GOP’s economic policy team sat down to make the strongest case they could for growth-inducing deficit reduction, they recommended a mix an 85:15 mix, not a 100:0 mix. And then, when the...
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Monday morning’s 9 interesting things
1) The fight begins: Obama’s budget going to Congress - WASHINGTON (AP) – The new budget that President Barack Obama is sending to Congress aims to achieve $4 trillion in deficit reduction over the...
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(3/21) Wednesday morning’s 6 semi-interesting things
1) PRESIDENT OBAMA / DEMOCRATS The White House issued this statement responding to the House Republican budget released today by Rep. Paul Ryan – The House budget once again fails the test of balance,...
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President Obama: Republican ideas are better suited for the last century
Huffington Post: URBANDALE, Iowa, Sept 1 (Reuters) – President Barack Obama tried to bolster his re-election campaign on Saturday with a fierce critique of the Republicans’ convention and a plea to...
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What we learned from Boehner this morning: the GOP will take everyone hostage...
After Boehner’s puzzling news conference this morning (why?), here’s a reminder of what he and his Teapublican cohorts continue to fight for, via Think Progress: As Congress brings the United States...
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GOP House votes to recess until Feb 25, leaving FOUR DAYS to deal with the...
THE HILL (Feb 15): The House and Senate each voted Friday to recess for the Presidents Day week, which means lawmakers will have just four days — once they return — to deal with the $85 billion...
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A kind of madness: Bob Woodward has lost it, let’s all stop indulging him.
Alex Pareene – Bob Woodward rocked Washington this weekend with an editorial that hammered President Obama for inventing “the sequester” and then being rude enough to ask that Congress not make us have...
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