Budget Talks

WATCH: Religious Leaders Pray For 'Just And Compassionate Budget’

HuffingtonPost.com | Sara Kenigsberg | Posted 09.26.2011

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Every weekday at 12:30 p.m., religious leaders and their followers crowd onto the front lawn of the United Methodist Building near the U.S. Capitol to...

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Kent Conrad on the 'Gang of Six' Talks

Tavis Smiley | Posted 09.20.2011

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Today, I asked Senator Kent Conrad whether a deal could be reached by the August 2 debt ceiling deadline. Here's what he had to say.

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'Nothing Can Be Off-Limits'

AP | ERICA WERNER | Posted 09.01.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Saturday that "nothing can be off-limits" in the budget debate — even though Republicans have said t...

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Budget Gimmicks Threaten To Undermine Debt Talks

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 08.22.2011

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WASHINGTON — Negotiators seeking to carve trillions of dollars from the deficit are facing temptation to use iffy assumptions and outright gimmi...

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Tax Deadlock Looms In Debt Talks

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 08.03.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A deadlock in the high-stakes talks to raise America's debt limit loomed Friday as President Barack Obama and Republicans each drew line...

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Bipartisan Hill Aides Begin Search For Common Ground On Deficit

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 07.05.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Vice President Joseph Biden’s Thursday morning budget meeting with top lawmakers was little more than a chance for attendees to give i...

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Joe Biden, Congressional Group Begin Budget Talks

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 07.05.2011

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WASHINGTON — The GOP plan to replace Medicare with vouchers will have to wait, party leaders acknowledged Thursday as lawmakers and the White Ho...

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Geithner: Congress Will Increase Debt Limit

Reuters | Posted 06.13.2011

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April 13, 2011 10:55:23 PM WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Wednesday that Congress will allow the country to bo...

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Republican Budget Plan Would Cost NYC $94 Billion: Weiner

Posted 06.06.2011

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As the nation braces for a possible government shutdown, Rep. Anthony Weiner warned New Yorkers of what he views as another serious danger looming on ...

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No Deal Yet As Possible Government Shutdown Looms

The Huffington Post | Posted 06.06.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Congressional negotiators held what were described as "productive" talks Tuesday afternoon in an effort to pass a spending measure that ...

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President Obama Presses Congressional Leaders To Avoid Government Shutdown

AP/The Huffington Post | By DAVID ESPO | Posted 06.05.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Prodded by an insistent President Barack Obama, Congress' top two lawmakers sought to reinvigorate compromise talks Tuesday aimed a...

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Budget Compromise Talks Continue As Tea Party Watches

AP | DAVID ESPO and ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 05.31.2011

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WASHINGTON — Despite fresh pressure from tea party conservatives, House Speaker John Boehner said Thursday that Republicans "can't impose our wi...

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Budget Negotiations Resume To Avert Government Shutdown

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 05.30.2011

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WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden reported "good progress" Wednesday in budget talks to prevent a government shutdown next week as congressi...

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Joe Biden, Lawmakers Set To Begin Spending Talks

AP | JIM KUHNHENN and ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The White House called for $6.5 billion in immediate spending cuts Thursday as negotiations opened with tea party-backed Republican...

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