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Fiscal cliff notes 12/5

Source: Hullabaloo, Dec 5 2012, 6:30pm CST

by digby Brian Beutler at TPM reports on the latest "fiscal cliff" maneuvering. If this is all true, it would appear that they're going to split the Grand Bargain into two parts: Boehner may not have any choice but to ...

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Iowa lawmakers stumble on way to adjournment

Source: Quad-City Times  |   May 23 2013, 5:10am CDT

DES MOINES — State lawmakers were working to finalize bipartisan agreements on tax relief, school reform, more health-care coverage for needy Iowans, and an increased state budget plan late Wednesday before adjour ...

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Dave McNeely: President won't want to remember May 2013

Source: Abilene Reporter News  |   May 23 2013, 3:36am CDT

When Barack Obama writes his presidential memoir, May 2013 probably won’t be his favorite month. Even though the Texas Legislature was nearing the May 27 end of its tangled legislative session, he may wish h ...

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24 weeks ago


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"We have many Republicans say 'absolutely not' ... on [higher] rates or revenues ... There are Democrats on our side who say 'absolutely not' if they do A or they do B or they do C. … You've got to put everything on the table."


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2 hours ago

House to vote on variable rate student loans

Source: My Fox Chicago   |   May 23 2013, 3:16am CDT

WASHINGTON (AP) - House lawmakers are ready to pass legislation that links student loan rates to the financial markets in spite of a veto threat from President Barack Obama. Supported by Republicans, the bill ...

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Senate Republicans moving NC budget to House

Source: San Antonio Express  |   May 23 2013, 3:01am CDT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Senate Republicans are about ready to hand off their North Carolina state budget proposal to their counterparts in the House. The Senate scheduled for Thursday the second and final vote on its plan to spend ...

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3 hours ago

Letters in the editor’s mailbag from Thursday’s print edition

Source: The Register Guard  |   May 23 2013, 2:17am CDT

Just six months after the November election, the Democrats nationally and in Oregon have gotten themselves into a political position wherein the Republicans can blackmail them for just about anything. The Republicans are filled with fury because th ...

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4 hours ago

Lehman tax collector bumps challenger

Source: Pocono Record  |   May 23 2013, 12:41am CDT

Republican Lehman Township tax collector candidate Hal Harris was knocked off the general election ballot by incumbent Democrat tax collector Roseann Van Why in the primary election. Van Why appeared solely on the Democratic ballot but 165 Republi ...

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5 hours ago

Hunger Games

Source: The New Republic  |   May 22 2013, 11:30pm CDT

The more we learn about the IRS vetting of conservative groups, the less it looks like an abuse of power than something much more mundane—a beleaguered agency with too few resources to handle its work-load. As The New York Times ...

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6 hours ago

Kansas lawmakers' debate on taxes sputters again

Source: HutchNews.com  |   May 22 2013, 11:21pm CDT

Published: 5/22/2013 10:47 PM | Last update: 5/22/2013 10:47 PM TOPEKA -- A new legislative proposal to give favored tax treatment in Kansas to groceries failed Wednesday to break a stalemate among top Republican lawmakers on tax issues, pr ...

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6 hours ago

GOP vs. Democrats: it's no contest

Source: Berkshire Eagle Online  |   May 22 2013, 11:10pm CDT

Two illegal wars of aggression for the sake of oil (if you don’t know that by now you should be ashamed of yourself) sold to the American public with lies, threats and arrogance and billed to a credit card no ...

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