Boehner Debt Ceiling

Atrial Fibrillation

Charles Kolb | Posted 12.03.2011

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Charles Kolb

What explains this remarkable and unprecedented period of extreme volatility? Surely the value of America's businesses and what they produce cannot be subject to that much day-to-day fluctuation.

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How John Boehner Got The Votes For The Debt Ceiling Deal

AP | By LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 10.04.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Speaker John Boehner was desperate in his search for votes from his party to prevent a first-ever government default. But despite what a...

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America Deserves a Better Deal

Rep. John Conyers | Posted 10.04.2011

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Rep. John Conyers

The American people need to send a message to the members of the deficit reduction commission, whoever they may end up being, that they need to prioritize the preservation of Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security.

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Debt Ceiling Agreement: No Cause for Celebration

Bill George | Posted 10.02.2011

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Bill George

This week's agreement to increase the U.S. debt ceiling is no cause for celebration. The political landscape is covered with the blood of all the politicians who were losers in this "no win" battle.

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LIVE UPDATES: Debt Ceiling Deal Reached

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 10.01.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and Republican congressional leaders reached historic agreement Sunday night on a compromise to permit vital U.S...

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Sam Stein

Defense Cuts Hold Up Debt Ceiling Deal

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.30.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Multiple Democratic sources tell The Huffington Post that the level of defense cuts that would take place should a bipartisan super-comm...

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Michael McAuliff

Senate Debt Bill Poised To Take U.S. To Edge Of Default

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 09.28.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats think they see a path to raising the nation's debt ceiling, but it will literally take the country down to the wire -- ...

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Unlikely Winner In The Debt Battle

AP | By JOELLE TESSLER | Posted 09.28.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The debt ceiling battle could produce an unlikely winner: smartphone users. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's current plan would dire...

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Uncertainty Looms Large In Debt Ceiling Debate

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 09.28.2011

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WASHINGTON — In an unforgiving display of partisanship, the Republican-controlled House approved emergency legislation Friday night to avoid an ...

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Debt Ceiling Vote: Boehner's Plan Faces Key Test

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 09.27.2011

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WASHINGTON — An intensive endgame at hand, Republican leaders abruptly postponed a vote Thursday night on legislation to avert a threatened gove...

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Freshman Republican: Boehner's Plan Is Insufficient

AP | Posted 09.27.2011

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WASHINGTON — A freshman House Republican says he still can't vote for the deficit-reduction proposal pushed by Speaker John Boehner, although he...

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Boehner May Be Risking Tea Party Calls To Resign

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 09.26.2011

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Tea Party activists rallying in Washington say House Speaker John Boehner should stay in his job -- for now. Gathered across the street from the Ca...

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Jason Linkins

Ten Movie Scenes Rejected In Favor Of 'The Town' As A Means Of Psyching Up The GOP To Continue The Debt Ceiling Kabuki

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.26.2011

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The fake debt ceiling negotiations have gotten so ridiculous that now the GOP is having movie nights to get themselves psyched up. Why identify with a bunch of murderous gangsters? Wish I knew! But as it turns out, there were worse choices they could have made.

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Sam Stein

Ben Affleck Reacts To House GOP Using Clip From 'The Town' In Debt Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.26.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Heads turned a bit on Tuesday night when the Washington Post reported that House Republicans were using a scene from the movie "The Town...

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Did Republicans Really Watch This Ben Affleck Scene Behind Closed Doors?

Posted 09.25.2011

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This post has been updated. Amid contentious negotiations taking place in Washington on the issue of raising the debt ceiling, the Washington Post...

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Sparks Fly On Capitol Hill And Bachmann Racks Up Missed Votes

Posted 09.25.2011

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Contentious debate over the issue of raising the debt ceiling has sparks flying on Capitol Hill. A sex scandal-plagued congressman announced that he p...

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Sam Stein

Boehner's Debt Ceiling Plan Found Insufficient By Wall Street: Bank Of America Report

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- There has been a quick and concerted effort on the part of Democrats to paint House Speaker John Boehner's final debt ceiling proposal a...

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Our Country Is Crashing. It's Time To Get Mad!

Bob Edgar | Posted 09.25.2011

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Bob Edgar

How is it that every reputable poll agrees that a majority of Independents, Democrats, even Republicans believe we should cut the federal budget AND raise taxes on the rich but that no plan to do that now appears able to pass the Congress?

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Boehner's Plan Faces Conservative Backlash

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 11.08.2011

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WASHINGTON — A top Republican House member says he thinks Speaker John Boehner lacks the GOP votes needed to pass his debt-ceiling plan in the H...

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Sam Stein

Boehner Debt Ceiling Plan May Still Trigger S&P Downgrade: Report

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.24.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Minutes before House Speaker John Boehner delivered a prime-time address in which he framed his latest deficit-reduction deal as a silve...

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John Boehner Delivers Statement On Debt Ceiling Negotiations

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 09.24.2011

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WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner says President Barack Obama wants a blank check from Congress to raise the debt ceiling, but that he's not go...

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Obama Addresses Nation About Debt Ceiling Crisis

AP | By DAVID ESPO | Posted 09.24.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP/The Huffington Post) -- Decrying a "partisan three-ring circus" in the nation's capital, President Barack Obama criticized a newly mint...

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Games

Carolita Johnson | Posted 09.23.2011

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White House, Republicans Clash As Debt Ceiling Deadline Looms

AP | BEN FELLER and DAVID ESPO | Posted 09.23.2011

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WASHINGTON — With bipartisan talks stalled, House Republicans and Senate Democrats readied rival debt-limit emergency fallback plans in hopes of...

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Boehner Ends Talks to Protect Tax Breaks for the Super-Rich -- Time for a Clean Vote

Ethan Rome | Posted 09.23.2011

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Ethan Rome

When the Republicans walked away from an imminent bipartisan deal, they threw the economy, the international markets, seniors and middle-class families under the bus.

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