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Obama approaches 'fiscal cliff' days after victory

Source: Asbury Park Press, Nov 9 2012, 2:36am CST

WASHINGTON — Newly re-elected President Barack Obama will use a White House appearance to set the tone for upcoming talks with congressional Republicans on avoiding the so-called fiscal cliff. Republicans continue ...

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U.S. House panel approves spending cuts, assumes more to come

Source: Reuters Mobile  |   May 21 2013, 7:46pm CDT

* $967 billion spending cap approved, lowest in a decade * Republicans shifting limited funds toward defense, security WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - The Appropriations Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives made clear on Tuesday that au ...

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Democrats fret President Obama's scandals will hurt them in 2014

Source: Washington Examiner   |   May 21 2013, 6:15pm CDT

President Obama isn't the only one whose fortunes are on the line in the face of a trio of explosive political scandals that are consuming Washington. The Justice Department's monitoring of reporters, the Intern ...

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Gov. Rick Snyder: Michigan budget plan contains 'good things' but 'more work' needs to be done

Source: MLive.com  |   May 21 2013, 6:09pm CDT

LANSING, MI - Gov. Rick Snyder on Tuesday said an agreement on budget targets reached by Republican leaders contains “many good things for Michigan” – but it leaves some long-term issues unresolved. The target agreement– whi ...

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Our Best President for the Economy?

Source: Drudge ReTort: Red Meat for Yellow Dogs  |   May 21 2013, 5:50pm CDT

With the stock market hitting new highs, some people have already forgotten about the Great Recession, observes Adam Hartung, Forbes. "Recall 2009. Things looked pretty bleak economically. But the outlook has changed dramatically in just four years. ...

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‘Scandals’ could actually hurt Republicans

Source: HeraldOnline.com  |   May 21 2013, 5:48pm CDT

Republican politicians and activists can barely contain their glee at the simultaneous eruption of three major controversies about the Obama administration. Conservatives are at a low boil over the administration's dissembling abo ...

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Obama and Elizabeth Warren Feed the College Beast

Source: The American Interest  |   May 21 2013, 5:30pm CDT

College students may see their debt rise sharply overnight, as the interest rate for Stafford Loans is set to double to 6.8 percent on July 1st. Fortunately, students have some friends in high places: The Obama administration, Hous ...

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House GOP panel moves on deep budget cuts

Source: The Seattle Times  |   May 21 2013, 5:22pm CDT

Republicans controlling the House are pressing ahead with slashing cuts to domestic programs far deeper than the cuts departments like Education, Interior and State are facing under an already painful round ...

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Five reasons why focus on scandals is unlikely to backfire on GOP as in 1998

Source: Washington Examiner   |   May 21 2013, 5:20pm CDT

As multiple scandals have simultaneously engulfed the Obama administration, a number of political observers have cautioned Republicans against overreaching. Liberal blogger Greg Sargent writes over at the Washington Post that, “the cu ...

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Cook: GOP Obsesses About 'Scandals,' as Public Yawns

Source: Democratic Strategist  |   May 21 2013, 4:27pm CDT

Red-faced Republicans, circling and preparing to pounce on a second-term Democratic president they loathe, do not respect, and certainly do not fear. Sound familiar? Perhaps reminiscent of Bill Clinton's second ...

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Senate GOP leaders propose compromise tax plan

Source: Kansas.com  |   May 21 2013, 4:21pm CDT

TOPEKA — In the latest twist on tax talks, Senate Republicans pitched a compromise plan Tuesday to drop the state’s temporarily elevated sales tax from 6.3 percent to 6.25 percent while dropping income tax r ...

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