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Analysis: Obama, Boehner seek cliff talks leverage

Source: Miami Herald, Nov 30 2012, 7:10pm CST

WASHINGTON -- One month before the deadline, negotiations between President Barack Obama and Republicans to save the economy from a plunge over the fiscal cliff are still in the throat-clearing stage. Serious bargaining is on hold while the ...

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So Even a Pathetic Pipsqueak Like Dana Rohrbacher Scares Boehner?

Source: Down With Tyranny!  |   Jun 19 2013, 5:10pm CDT

Rohrbacher used to be... a surfer, a folk singer, a pot head, a homo, Congress' #1 supporter of the Taliban and a terrorist in Afghanistan (or at least someone who dressed up as a terrorist for a photo shoot). Rohrabacher recognized the affinit ...

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Talking with the enemy: Obama, Taliban negotiate Afghanistan's future

Source: Christian Science Monitor  |   Jun 19 2013, 4:55pm CDT

The key to ending America’s war in Afghanistan has long been a negotiated deal with the Taliban. Finally, such talks will begin Thursday in Qatar. If they go well, the talks will serve primarily as a test of how much the Taliban have acc ...

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28 weeks ago


Quote:
"We don't want to increase tax rates, we're not going to increase tax rates"


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Poll: Dems like “Obamacare” more than “health care law”

Source: AlterNet.org  |   Jun 19 2013, 4:48pm CDT

A new survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that Democrats have a more favorable opinion of the Affordable Care Act when it's referred to as "Obamacare" than when it's referred to as the "health reform law ...

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The House GOP's Savage Opening Bid On Immigration

Source: Washington Monthly  |   Jun 19 2013, 4:44pm CDT

June 19, 2013 5:03 PM House Speaker John Boehner eased his caucus’s fears that he would kowtow to Democrats when he declared three times Tuesday at a closed-door meeting that he would not put an immigration bill on the House f ...

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Alex Sink says Charlie Crist would be ‘a disaster’ as Democratic nominee

Source: The Washington Post  |   Jun 19 2013, 4:44pm CDT

EARLIER ON THE FIX: Harry Reid’s support for D.C. statehood is nothing new Which immigration amendments will pass next? The remarkable consistency of President Obama’s job approval numbers Rush Holt is no Cory Booker. And he’s just fine with that ...

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It's not what we believe, it's that more people need to support us

Source: Daily Kos  |   Jun 19 2013, 4:30pm CDT

Well, I guess this is one way for Republicans to look at their demographic problem: But [Rep. John Fleming (R-LA)], a former Navy and family physician, said there’s no political or policy harm in trying to ...

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Immigration bill would cut deficit, budget office says

Source: TwinCities.com  |   Jun 19 2013, 4:29pm CDT

headed toward votes on amendments in its second week of considering an immigration measure, Boehner tried to put to rest discussion that he would consider pushing through an immigration bill with a combination of Democrats and ...

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The second-term slump

Source: Bangor Daily News  |   Jun 19 2013, 4:26pm CDT

Obviously, Obama is not up for re-election, which raises the question: How important are approval ratings for his second term? House Republicans aren’t suddenly going to stop listening to him if his numbers decline. They’re already ignoring him and not e ...

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Senate Compromise Aims to Avert Doubling of Student-Loan Interest Rates

Source: Chronicle of Higher Education  |   Jun 19 2013, 4:11pm CDT

With interest rates on some federal student loans set to double in less than two weeks, a bipartisan group of senators is circulating a proposal that would avert the increase by borrowing from plans offered by President Ob ...

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