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Obama Budget Deal

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Obama's Big Chance ... and his Big Choice

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 11.22.2011

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The president can win the bipartisan support of the electorate. Or he can win the support of insiders from both parties, backed by billionaires and corporate think-tanks. But he can't do both.

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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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Did Obama Plan His Budget Speech Months In Advance?

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.19.2011

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama’s much discussed speech last week on how to remedy the country’s fiscal future was part of a far broader, mor...

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Obama Caught On Open Mic At Fundraiser (AUDIO)

Posted 06.15.2011

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President Barack Obama was caught on an open mic making some blunt and intriguing remarks about the actions of Republicans in recent budget negotiatio...

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Federal Budget Deal Sent To Obama By Congress

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 06.14.2011

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WASHINGTON — Congress sent President Barack Obama hard-fought legislation cutting a record $38 billion from federal spending on Thursday, bestow...

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Obama Deficit Speech Outlines Approach For Reducing Spending (FULL TEXT)

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 06.13.2011

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Challenging Republican budget plans, President Barack Obama on Wednesday proposed lowering the nation's future deficits by $4 trillion over a dozen ye...

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Obama Debt Speech: Tax Increases, Medicare Changes Included In President's Plan

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.13.2011

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WASHINGTON -- In an effort to recast the debate over the nation’s fiscal future, President Barack Obama announced on Wednesday a plan to reduce the ...

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Obama Jumping Into Debt Debate

AP/The Huffington Post | BEN FELLER | Posted 06.12.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, jumping into a debt-reduction debate that will help define the rest of his term, will outline his ideas Wed...

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Budget Deal Axes Billions For Most Vulnerable

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 06.12.2011

WASHINGTON –- Congressional leaders unveiled their final budget deal early Tuesday, a $1.049 trillion spending plan that axes billions of dollars fo...

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Shutdown Averted, But No Congratulations in Order

Dan Adler | Posted 06.10.2011

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I look around and see a system that seems to be led by the politicians and for the politicians. The people -- on both ends -- seem to be left out of that equation.

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Federal Budget Deal Reached, Government Shutdown Averted At Least Temporarily

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 06.08.2011

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WASHINGTON – A last-minute budget deal forged amid bluster and tough bargaining averted an embarrassing federal shutdown, cut billions in spending a...

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