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As DGA run ends, O'Malley likely to stay on national stage
President Barack Obama no longer needs Gov. Martin O'Malley as a top campaign surrogate, and the Democratic Governors Association is set to elect someone else as its chairman on Monday when the group meets in Los Angeles. But neither development is...
Tags: Dick Durbin, Bob Schieffer, State of the Union Address, Kumar P Barve, Symbols and Symbolism
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House approves short-term suspension of debt ceiling
WASHINGTON – House Republicans approved a temporary suspension of the $16.4-trillion ceiling on the nation’s debt Wednesday, allowing the federal government to continue borrowing through spring while Washington shifts to more ambitious...Tags: White House, Fiscal Cliff, Patty Murray, Republican Party, John Boehner
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Ryan says deep budget cuts likely unavoidable
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Budget Committee says Republicans will oppose tax increases and, as a result, deep, unpopular budget cuts will likely take effect. Republican Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin told NBC's "Meet the Press" on...
Tags: Republican Party, NBC (tv network), Government Debt, Washington, DC, Politics
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McManus: The GOP's tactical retreat
A well-organized retreat is said to be one of the most difficult military maneuvers: You're under enemy fire, your troops are likely to be demoralized, and you've got to avoid a rout. That why House Republicans' orderly withdrawal last week from an...
Tags: Elections, White House, Fiscal Cliff, Republican Party, John Boehner
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The Democrats' sequester proposals: You can't be serious
Members of Congress left Washington on Friday for their annual Presidents Day state (or district) work period, planning to resume toward the end of the month. The break means Congress can't do anything about the looming sequester -- roughly $85 billion in...
Tags: Public Finance, John Boehner, U.S. Congress, Budgets and Budgeting, Government Health Care
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More of the same
President Barack Obama spoke to the nation Tuesday night calling for action on a sweeping agenda that included the economy, guns, immigration, taxes and climate change. New initiatives included proposals to improve preschool programs and voting, boost...Tags: Elections, Career and Workplace, Politics, Barack Obama, Labor Legislation
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Obama to focus on pocketbook issues in coming address
WASHINGTON -- President Obama will talk about gun violence, immigration and climate change in his State of the Union address, but the overarching focus will be on American jobs. Echoing the mantra of 2012 presidential campaign, Obama aides say that...
Tags: Elections, White House, State of the Union Address, Travel, U.S. Congress
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CBO: Budget deficit estimated at $845B
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal budget deficit will drop below $1 trillion for the first time in President Barack Obama's tenure in office, a new report said Tuesday. The Congressional Budget Office analysis said the government will run a $845...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Patty Murray, Health Insurance, Children's Health, U.S. Congress
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Source document: Myth vs. Fact on the debt limit
Change of SubjectThis 2011 release from the U.S. Treasury Dept. is once again relevant: The debt limit is the total amount of money that the United States government is authorized to borrow to meet its existing legal obligations, including Social Security and...... -
House GOP picks a curious fight with Senate Democrats
In my zeal Friday to praise House Republicans for dropping their self-destructive stance against raising the debt limit, I neglected to point out that they couldn't bring themselves to do so without picking a new fight with Democrats. It's as if the...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Republican Party, U.S. Congress, Government Health Care, NBC (tv network)
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House leaders offer short-term debt increase
This post has been updated, as indicated below.WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – House Republicans announced Friday that they will vote next week to authorize a temporary extension of the debt limit, pushing off a politically unpalatable fight in the hopes of extracting further spending cuts from Democrats in...Tags: Elections, Fiscal Cliff, Republican Party, John Boehner, Credit and Debt
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Cost-cut talk is long on emotion, short on details
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the heated talk about deep spending cuts that will dominate Congress in the coming weeks, one thing is likely to be in short supply: details. The reason is simple. Americans embrace the general, abstract idea of reducing...
Tags: Elections, Social Security, White House, Fiscal Cliff, Republican Party
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