Eric Cantor Debt Ceiling

Eric Cantor's District May Lose AAA Credit Rating

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 09.28.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Moody's Investors Service is warning 162 local governments that they risk a downgrade of their AAA credit rating because of the federal ...

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Key GOP Senator: More 'Healthy' To Extend Debt Ceiling Through 2012 Election

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.28.2011

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WASHINGTON -- GOP opposition to a deal that would extend the debt ceiling through the 2012 elections softened a bit on Friday as an influential Senate...

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WATCH: Progressive Groups Launch Debt Ceiling Ad Campaign

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 09.27.2011

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WASHINGTON -- With the nation less than a week away from the Aug. 2 deadline to raise the debt ceiling, a group of progressive and labor organizations...

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Is Republican Posturing Over the Debt Ceiling Increasing Our National Debt?

Patrick Sharma | Posted 09.24.2011

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With our economy stagnating, the federal government should capitalize on this situation by borrowing more -- not less -- over the coming years. Far from costing us money, greater government spending will help jumpstart the economy.

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Games

Carolita Johnson | Posted 09.23.2011

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Are There Any Republican Adults in the Room: The Challenge Confronting Our Country

Clarence B. Jones | Posted 09.23.2011

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At the hastily called White House news conference following the collapse of discussions with Speaker John Boehner, President Obama rhetorically asked: "Is there anything that the Republicans can say 'yes' to?" Yes, there is: his resignation or re-election defeat.

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Banana Republicans

Brent Budowsky | Posted 09.20.2011

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If the deficit talks collapse and the house of cards falls, the biggest losers will be Republicans, who almost certainly will lose control of the House.

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Can Boehner Get His House In Order?

AP | By CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 09.19.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The terms "billions" and "trillions" are tossed around in the nation's debt ceiling debate. Probably no number, however, is more importa...

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Unbalanced Republicans, Running From Reason

Rick Horowitz | Posted 09.18.2011

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Just humor them, we're advised. Let them mount their little theater piece -- "Cut, Cap and Balance" is the title of the current version. Let them take their symbolic vote and hold their symbolic news conference.

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Tea Party-Backed Debt Ceiling Plan Faces House Vote

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 09.18.2011

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WASHINGTON — Defying a veto threat, the Republican-controlled House voted Tuesday night to slice federal spending by $6 trillion and require a c...

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The War at Home

Steven Weber | Posted 09.17.2011

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The sheer genius of wresting reality from the nation's senses is, if nothing else, an indication that the once boasted-about American spirit of innovation and enterprise is at least alive, if not the slightest bit well.

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Horror Stories Flying About Damage That Could Ensue If Debt Deal Unreached

AP | TOM RAUM | Posted 09.15.2011

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WASHINGTON — Horror stories are flying about the damage that might be wreaked should Congress and President Barack Obama fail to cut a deal by t...

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GOP Leader Emerges Real Player And Pain In Debt Talks

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 09.13.2011

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WASHINGTON — House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has become both a key player and big pain to more seasoned negotiators in the White House talks o...

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Tim Geithner Warns On Debt: 'We Are Running Out of Time'

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 09.13.2011

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WASHINGTON -- With members of Congress stuck squabbling over a debt agreement, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner bluntly warned them Thursday that time ...

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Cantor Discusses Tense End To Meeting With Obama

AP | By LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 09.13.2011

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WASHINGTON -- House Majority Leader Eric Cantor says he didn't mean any disrespect to President Barack Obama during a heated exchange that ended with ...

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GOP Leader's Role In Debt Ceiling Talks Sparks Criticism

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 09.13.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Testy lawmakers pointed fingers at one another and President Barack Obama on Thursday as negotiations over raising the national debt lim...

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Harry Reid Blasts Eric Cantor: 'Childish,' 'Shouldn't Even Be At The Table'

AP | By LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 09.13.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says House Majority Leader Eric Cantor should not be part of the debt limit negotiations. He's calling...

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GOP Hardliner Thwarts Debt Ceiling Deal

Time | Posted 09.11.2011

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Cantor's stated resistance to a grand bargain freighted with revenue increases -- and the perception that his position reflected the pulse of the GOP ...

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Dems Hit Eric Cantor For Potentially Profiting From U.S. Default

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 09.07.2011

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WASHINGTON -- House Democrats are circulating a resolution accusing House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) of having a conflict of interest in the ...

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Republicans: Jobs Report Means No New Taxes

AP | Posted 09.07.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Top congressional Republicans said Friday that a report that few new jobs were created last month shows this is not the time for the gov...

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Lawmakers Visit White House For Debt Ceiling Talks

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 09.06.2011

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WASHINGTON — Under an urgent deadline, President Barack Obama and congressional negotiators set their sights on the nation's tax system and cher...

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John Boehner Faces High-Stakes Test That Will Determine His Political Fate

Posted 08.24.2011

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By Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican John Boehner faces his greatest test yet as the leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, on...

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Republicans Bail On Debt Ceiling Talks, Blame Democrats

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 08.23.2011

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WASHINGTON — Struggling to break a perilous deadlock, President Barack Obama took direct control Friday of national debt-limit negotiations with...

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Jon Kyl Pulls Out Of Debt Ceiling Negotiations Following Eric Cantor's Exit

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 08.23.2011

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WASHINGTON — Republicans pulled out of debt-reduction talks led by Vice President Joe Biden with a flourish on Thursday, blaming Democrats for d...

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House GOP Leader Pulls Out Of Debt Ceiling Talks

HuffingtonPost.com | Elyse Siegel | Posted 08.23.2011

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WASHINGTON -- House Majority Leader Eric Cantor pulled out of bipartisan negotiations to raise the nation's debt limit Thursday, and the Senate Republ...

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