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Debt Ceiling Controversy Resurfacing

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 03.19.2012

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WASHINGTON — The GOP-controlled House on Wednesday kicked off another session with a protest vote against raising the government's borrowing cap...

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Tea Partiers Frustrated With Allen West

Politico | Posted 10.19.2011

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Allen West, the tea party messiah, is facing a backlash from the very activists who propelled him into the national conservative stratosphere. At i...

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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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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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Watch: Gabrielle Giffords' Return Sparks 2012 Speculation

Posted 10.04.2011

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Following her return to the floor of the house to vote on the debt ceiling deal, speculation is mounting about a possible senate bid by Rep. Gabrielle...

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Debt Ceiling? What Debt Ceiling?

Steven Van Zandt | Posted 10.01.2011

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When people are looking for a place to point the finger after this disaster or near disaster they should look no further than the Media. When did their job become spewing out contradictory information 24/7?

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Gabrielle Giffords Returns To Congress To Vote On Debt Ceiling Deal

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.01.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Seven months after she was shot in the head by a gunman in Tucson, Ariz., Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) made a surprise and emotiona...

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What Do Journalists Think About The Debt Crisis? They Think Americans Got What They Deserved.

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.01.2011

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Journalism is about choices. With millions of Americans out of work, the press decided awhile back to put all of its labor into creating the Beltway Deficit Feedback Loop. Because journalists had become so inured to being led by the nose by the important people to whom they needed "access," they abandoned the American people. Their excuse? "Well, no one in Congress is doing anything about unemployment, so what's to cover?" Pop some popcorn and let's see where this takes us! Well, where it's taken us is "past the brink." Our political culture has been permanently altered for the worse.

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Lawmakers And Politicos React To Debt Ceiling Deal

Posted 10.01.2011

On Sunday night, President Obama and congressional leaders announced that they had reached a bipartisan deal to raise the debt ceiling -- but that doe...

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Democrats, GOP Have Now Rejected Each Other's Debt Plans

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 09.29.2011

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WASHINGTON -- With just three days left until the country is set to begin defaulting on its debt, the House rejected a debt proposal by Senate Majorit...

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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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From The Outside Looking In: How The Debt Debate Could Affect You

Posted 09.27.2011

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Amid the fallout in Washington over plans to raise the debt ceiling, local leaders and residents from across the country have something to say about t...

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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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Senate Leaders Trade Blame Amid Contentious Showdown

AP | Posted 09.27.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Senate's Democratic and Republican leaders traded blame for the debt standoff Thursday, as the House prepared to vote on the GO...

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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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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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The GOP Doesn't Care About Us

Rev. Al Sharpton | Posted 09.07.2011

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During the presidency of George W. Bush, the national debt ceiling was raised umpteen times. So why the sudden about face?

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How Much Would a White House/GOP Social Security Deal Cost You?

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 09.05.2011

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If the President and his party accept a proposed "chained CPI" benefit cut, they -- and not their opponents -- are likely to be painted as "Social Security slashers."

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The GOP's Disastrous Debt Ceiling Game

Patrick Sharma | Posted 08.31.2011

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Republicans have decided to play politics with the country's future at precisely the time that constructive economic leadership is called for.

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Debt-Limit Chicken and the Spread of Political Fundamentalism

Paul Stoller | Posted 08.26.2011

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The flight from talks about enhancing revenues, cutting spending, and raising the debt limit ceiling underscores a much more disturbing pattern: the spread of political fundamentalism in our public life.

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Conservative GOP Senator Issues Warning To Republicans

Posted 08.24.2011

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Senator Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) issued a warning to fellow Republicans in Congress: If you vote to raise the debt ceiling without massive spending cuts, y...

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A Debt Ceiling Deal Is Only The Beginning

National Journal | Posted 08.23.2011

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A debt-ceiling deal would be the start, not the end, of an uphill climb to control federal entitlement spending....

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A Thaw Before the Storm? How the Debt Ceiling Could Shock the U.S. Economy With Another "Lehman Moment"

Lawrence G. McDonald | Posted 08.20.2011

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The Lehman legacy is one of a colossal failure of common sense. I hope members of Congress are listening for the sake of our country, all the warning signs are there. We can ill afford another "Lehman moment."

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WATCH: Colbert Salutes Republicans For Standing Up Against Themselves

Posted 08.03.2011

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"One is reminded of Patrick Henry's courageous cry, 'Give me liberty and I don't want liberty.'" The thing that makes a story like Anthony Weiner's...

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