Deficit Deal

Super Committee Democrats Reject Last-Ditch Republican Offer

AP | DAVID ESPO and ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 01.18.2012

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WASHINGTON — Deadline nearing, the deficit-reduction talks in Congress sank toward gridlock Friday after supercommittee Democrats rejected a lat...

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Where's the Supercommittee's Mojo?

Tarot Politico | Posted 01.11.2012

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A grand bargain may not be in the cards for the congressional supercommittee tasked with negotiating a deficit-reduction deal that cuts at least 1.2...

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Obama's Hostage Situation Continues

Jeff Danziger | Posted 10.03.2011

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Four Myths About the "Deal" -- and Four Ways It Can Hurt You

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 10.01.2011

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Today we're watching the end of a brief manufactured crisis and the beginning of a long national nightmare. There's nothing to celebrate unless you're either an economic right-winger or very wealthy -- or both.

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Smirks, Shrugs, And Shaking Heads

AP | DAVID CRARY | Posted 10.01.2011

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The wrangling over the debt ceiling has left Congress bitterly divided, but it fostered some common ground among Americans elsewhere – notably c...

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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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How House Progressives Can Save the Debt Ceiling Deal ... and the Middle Class

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 09.20.2011

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Richard (RJ) Eskow

The House Progressive Caucus finds itself in an unusual position. Despite its name, it's fighting for views that aren't just popular among Democrats and independents, but which in many cases are supported by a majority or plurality of Republicans.

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Mitch McConnell: Medicare To Be Part Of Debt Ceiling Deal

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 07.27.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Senate's top Republican said Friday that lawmakers should not fear voter backlash for trying to pluck savings from Medicare as part ...

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All Eyes On 'Gang Of Six' As Deficit Deal Negotiations Continue

Posted 06.26.2011

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WASHINGTON -- They have met in almost total secrecy for months, holed up in an office on Capitol Hill: three Republican and three Democratic senat...

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