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Obama hits out at ‘Scrooge’ Republicans on tax

Source: Inquirer, Nov 30 2012, 5:50pm CST

Hatfield, Pennsylvania—President Barack Obama warned Friday that Republicans would give Americans a lump of coal for Christmas if they kill his plan to raise $1.6 trillion from higher taxes on the wealthy. Bu ...

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Senate Finance Committee rejects House-approved tax hikes

Source: The Union Leader  |   May 21 2013, 11:14pm CDT

CONCORD — Today's House vote on a Senate-passed bill to allow casino gambling comes the day after the Senate Finance Committee rejected about $53 million in House-approved tax increases and released a list of Health and Human Service spending reductions ...

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Bozell Column: Obama And 'Overreach'

Source: Newsbusters  |   May 21 2013, 10:07pm CDT

As the Obama scandals surround the White House, some conservatives are suggesting that -- finally -- the media are "getting tough” on Obama. Don't count on it. All our modern experience suggests tough reporting on a Democratic president is more of a ...

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24 weeks ago


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"The president campaigned, he made it very clear that he was supporting tax cuts to the middle class, that he wanted the expiration of the tax cuts for the high end and the American people know that debate, they voted for him."


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Immigration reform moves forward: What's included?

Source: Christian Science Monitor  |   May 21 2013, 9:40pm CDT

The most far-reaching U.S. immigration legislation in about two decades moved forward on a solid bipartisan vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee after supporters avoided a controversy over the rights of gay spouses. ...

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Dem tax plan pulled; Senate debate degenerates

Source: San Francisco Chronicle  |   May 21 2013, 9:15pm CDT

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A debate over education funding turned bitter on the Nevada Senate floor Tuesday when Democrats accused Republicans of not wanting to compromise on taxes and the GOP minority leader chastised the majority ...

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WashPost Poll Finds Obama Approval Unaffected, President 'More Focused' Than Republicans on Issues People Care About

Source: Newsbusters  |   May 21 2013, 9:13pm CDT

The Washington Post reported on Tuesday's front page that their ABC-Post poll showed Obama’s approval rating remained steady, with 51 percent approving and 44 percent disapproving. Then came the Post polling comparison to uncaring Republicans. Dan Bal ...

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House Republicans Push For Deeper Budget Cuts

Source: The Lakeland Ledger  |   May 21 2013, 9:13pm CDT

WASHINGTON | Republicans controlling the House pressed ahead Tuesday with slashing cuts to domestic programs far deeper than the cuts departments like Education, Interior and State are facing under an already painful round of automatic austerity ...

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Senate panel passes U.S. immigration bill; Obama praises move

Source: Sify  |   May 21 2013, 9:07pm CDT

The vote followed the committee's decision to embrace a Republican move to ease restrictions on high-tech U.S. companies that want to hire more skilled workers from countries like India and China. In a dramatic move before the ...

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A Sleeper Scandal Awakens, Post-Election

Source: The New York Times  |   May 21 2013, 8:57pm CDT

WASHINGTON — The allegations had all the makings of a perfect election-year scandal that might threaten President Obama’s chances for a second term and re-energize a listless Tea Party movement: an activist president, running an overbearing gover ...

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Inside the Beltway: Persistent birthers

Source: Washington Times  |   May 21 2013, 8:53pm CDT

Yes, President Obama’s birth certificate was made public two years ago and even emblazoned upon a Democratic fundraiser coffee mug during the 2012 presidential campaign. But the “birther” issue which so intrigued Donald Trump has yet to disappear. “Since ...

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