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BREAKING: GOP Counters WH Offer on Fiscal Cliff, Embraces Bowles-Simpson Variant

Source: Town Hall, Dec 3 2012, 3:46pm CST

Well, this move by Speaker Boehner doesn't exactly follow my Simpson-Bowles playbook to a tee -- but Erskine Bowles does make an appearance, and Republicans are going on (realistic, reasonable) offense. In a new letter addressed to the president, Hou ...

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GOP’s goal isn’t deficit reduction. It’s gutting the safety net.

Source: The Washington Post  |   May 20 2013, 10:25am CDT

This morning, Reuters noted that the odds of a “grand bargain” on taxes and spending between Democratic and Republican lawmakers are rapidly diminishing — because the deficit is falling. “A sudden improvement in the ...

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23 weeks ago


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"I want you to control yourself"


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Letter from the Editor: Delco Dems continue to close in on GOP

Source: The Delaware County Times  |   May 20 2013, 10:21am CDT

Delaware County Democrats are feeling pretty full of themselves these days. And why not? They have the numbers to back it up. Long-relegated to second-class status here in Delaware County, where the GOP has ruled with an iron fist for generations, the ti ...

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1 hour ago

Both DFLers and Republicans will go home happy after session is over

Source: MinnPost.com  |   May 20 2013, 9:59am CDT

While the 2013 Minnesota Legislature still has unfinished work, it appears that both DFLers and Republicans will go home happy. DFLers – in full control of state government for the first time since 1990 – will be able to boas ...

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David Kolb: Be sure to read past the headlines of the IRS controversy

Source: MLive.com  |   May 20 2013, 9:16am CDT

If you’re only half-paying attention to the Internal Revenue Service stink that Republicans are trying to gin up into a full-fledged presidential scandal, you need to tune in. First, I’ll let you in on a secret. A certain political pa ...

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8 hours ago

Tarr wary of Senate budget plan revenues

Source: NewburyportNews.com  |   May 20 2013, 2:21am CDT

BOSTON — The state Senate’s budget chief is describing differences between the House and Senate spending plans for fiscal 2014 as “incremental.” But a quick review of the bill shows the branches taking different paths on education and wel ...

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8 hours ago

Minnesota House passes tax bill; raises $2.1 billion in new revenue

Source: TwinCities.com  |   May 20 2013, 2:15am CDT

would get an upfront exemption from sales taxes on capital equipment, resulting in an $81 million tax break. The Minnesota House has passed a tax bill that could raise tax revenue $2.1 billion by boosting ta ...

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9 hours ago

Vintage Krugman: Stating the Obvious

Source: Economist's View  |   May 20 2013, 1:18am CDT

Stating the Obvious, by Paul Krugman, Commentary, NY Times, May 27, 2003: "The lunatics are now in charge of the asylum." So wrote the normally staid Financial Times, traditionally the voice of solid British business opinion, w ...

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10 hours ago

Shrinking US deficit reduces pressure for budget deal

Source: Economic Times  |   May 20 2013, 12:48am CDT

WASHINGTON: The chances of a deal between Democratic and Republican lawmakers that would overhaul the US tax system, trim government spending and reform safety net spending programs appear to be fading. A sudden improvement in the outlook for the US gov ...

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Republicans pressing link between Obamacare and IRS scandal

Source: News-Medical.net  |   May 20 2013, 12:14am CDT

News coverage of the ongoing IRS scandal is focusing on Republican criticism of Sarah Hall Ingram, who is now in charge of helping to implement the health care law. The New York Times: Republicans Expand I.R.S. Inqu ...

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