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How the Tea Party, Gang of Six, and Senate Liberals Saved Obama and the Nation – William K. Black

Source: Wall Street Examiner, Nov 12 2012, 8:06am CST

Post your thoughts below. No registration necessary. In July 2011 President Obama and Speaker of the House John Boehner were on the verge of agreeing to the “Grand Bargain.” The Grand Bargain was not finalized, but its key terms were agreed to. It involv ...

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New Miguel Perez for 05/21/2013

Source: Creators Syndicate  |   May 21 2013, 11:59am CDT

Most could become legal residents, but they could remain in a state of second-class limbo, without ever getting the right to vote, health care and welfare assistance. Has anyone noticed that the so-called "path to legalization" for undocumented imm ...

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The GOP's focus deficit

Source: MSNBC Blogs  |   May 21 2013, 11:29am CDT

Yes, the last two weeks haven't been kind to the Obama White House. Yes, the administration has found itself on the defensive -- regarding the IRS, Benghazi and leak-investigation controversies. And, yes, th ...

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27 weeks ago


Quote:
"already thought we were idiot negotiators."


Source: Wall Street Examiner

 

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Even the Courts Are Ruling Against President Obama

Source: American Spectator  |   May 21 2013, 10:57am CDT

To see the president’s agenda receive body blow after body blow from each branch of government renews my love for checks and balances. Praise to you, James Madison! In the case of NLRB v. New Vista Nursing, the court ruled th ...

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Can Tea Party conservatives kill immigration reform?

Source: The Washington Post  |   May 21 2013, 10:45am CDT

At the moment, a bipartisan group of senators is working through its fifth full day of “markup” on the immigration reform bill. As Yahoo News reports, they plan to address some of the more controversial elements of the bill, from including the number ...

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Parties moving in opposite directions

Source: MSNBC Blogs  |   May 21 2013, 10:30am CDT

I suspect Republican officials, especially in Washington, had high hopes about the latest batch of polls. After all, the Beltway has embraced "scandal mania" in recent weeks, subjecting President Obama to near-constant criti ...

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Boehner: Oklahoma Tornado Victims Will Get Relief

Source: Roll Call  |   May 21 2013, 10:23am CDT

Speaker John A. Boehner is vowing that Oklahoma tornado victims will get relief — but he demurred on when and how the House might act on a bill — and whether his conference would support it. “We’ll work with the administration on making sure they hav ...

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White House Learned of IRS Tea Party Probe Early—But Didn't Tell Obama

Source: Mother Jones  |   May 21 2013, 9:23am CDT

Carney told reporters Monday it was "appropriate" that Obama wasn't told of the damning IG report beforehand. And the president, he said, wasn't angry to not have been given early notice. "He believes it's entirely appropriate that, you know, some matt ...

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Leading Senate Democrat: IRS behavior intolerable

Source: Denver Post  |   May 21 2013, 9:20am CDT

WASHINGTON—A leading Senate Democrat says the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups was intolerable, and he is promising to get to the bottom of how it happened. FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2 ...

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Just the Facts for J. Russell George

Source: The New Republic  |   May 21 2013, 8:36am CDT

If you've tried and failed to avoid taxes over the past decade or so, blame J. Russell George. President George W. Bush nominated him as the Treasury inspector general for tax administration in 2004, just six years after President B ...

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