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Lindsey Graham: Obama Must 'Man Up' on Entitlement Reform

Source: NewsMax, Dec 12 2012, 4:59pm CST

Sen. Lindsey Graham, a member of the Budget Committee, tells Newsmax he will refuse to approve an increase in the debt ceiling unless a deal is reached on major entitlement reform — and he is convinced House Speaker ...

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Fred Hiatt Outs Self As Total Social Safety Net Hysterian

Source: EconoSpeak  |   Jun 17 2013, 11:35pm CDT

In (now yesterday's) Washington Post, editorial page editor Fred Hiatt makes it clear that he is one of the most out there of Washington "liberal" social safety net hysterians, totally obsessed with cuttin ...

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Why Rubio Wins if Immigration Reform Loses

Source: The New Republic  |   Jun 17 2013, 11:09pm CDT

Politico has two new pieces about Marco Rubio's attempts to pass an immgration bill. The first story, by Alexander Burns and Maggie Haberman, explains the risk Rubio faces of being labeled an "insider" for his wo ...

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First look: The amendment that could decide the fate of immigration reform

Source: Washington Examiner   |   Jun 17 2013, 9:25pm CDT

As the Senate debate over the Gang of Eight comprehensive immigration reform bill reaches full speed this week, leading Democrats have pronounced the border security amendment proposed by Republican Sen. John Cornyn a “non- ...

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The GOP’s leadership reform challenge

Source: The Washington Post  |   Jun 17 2013, 6:26pm CDT

It is often argued, including by me, that the GOP needs its own Bill Clinton or Tony Blair — a leader to reposition the party and reinvigorate its political appeal. But if these figures are examples of successful reform, British Pr ...

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HUFFPOST HILL - Cornyn Being Paid To Do Nothing, Also Receiving Pensions

Source: The Huffington Post  |   Jun 17 2013, 4:57pm CDT

John Cornyn and Bob McDonnell are so good at leeching money from the government they should appear in infomercials wearing question-mark patterned blazers. Someone almost died in the Capitol Hill Club, but not in a way th ...

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Fred Hiatt: Liberals should lead entitlement reform

Source: TwinCities.com  |   Jun 17 2013, 4:04pm CDT

If liberals succeed in blocking any serious entitlement reform during the Obama presidency, as seems increasingly likely, they will have handed conservatives a gift. That is the share of the national economy that, according to Congress ...

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Republican Party In 'Demographic Death Spiral,' Says GOP Senator Lindsey Graham: VIDEO

Source: towleroad  |   Jun 17 2013, 1:35pm CDT

South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham is the latest in an ever-lengthening string of GOP spokespeople concerned about the state of their party, a string which includes Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly. Graham ...

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Boehner's immigration conundrum

Source: Daily Kos  |   Jun 17 2013, 1:29pm CDT

Wingnut media is reporting that House Speaker John Boehner won't bring immigration reform to the floor without a majority of Republican support, the so-called Hastert rule. House Speaker John Boehner is not going t ...

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FiveThirtyEight: Is Democratic Criticism on N.S.A. Hurting Obama’s Approval Rating?

Source: The New York Times  |   Jun 17 2013, 1:06pm CDT

A series of recent polls show President Obama’s approval rating at about 46 percent on average . This is somewhat lower than it was in late May , when it averaged 48 percent or 49 percent. Has the shift been caused by ...

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Health Care Reform

Source: OpPapers.com  |   Jun 17 2013, 12:29pm CDT

Overview After decades of failed attempts by a string of Democratic presidents and a year of bitter partisan combat, President Obama signed legislation on March 23, 2010, to overhaul the nation’s health care syste ...

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