Speaker Boehner

Both Sides Now: Spitzer-Matalin on Chase Chastened & Bain Targeted

HuffPost Radio | Posted 05.20.2012

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Eliot & Mary debate how a bad bet in London -- shades of AIG! -- produced "told you sos" from those wanting a strong Volcker Rule. Is Regulation still evil? Then: the two debate opening partisan attacks on Bain and Debt.

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Boehner Has Collected $742,000 For DOMA Defense, Top House Official Says

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 03.28.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Ever since House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) signed on last year to defend the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in court, it's been a my...

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For Gingrich And Boehner, A Tumultuous Political History

Roll Call | Jonathan Strong | Posted 01.29.2012

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Things have not always been so rosy between the two, whose shared history -- and ideology -- spans nearly 20 years in public life. They have sharply d...

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Three Things Obama Can Do to Win Re-Election

Gary Shapiro | Posted 11.30.2011

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For the coming campaign, he should switch out Vice President Biden with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

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Now Is Our Time

Rep. Karen Bass | Posted 11.20.2011

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All of us must engage in the fight to win our future. We know the House Republican Caucus is being strangled by the Tea Party and we know the President cannot win passage of this landmark set of ideas on his own. We must stand on his side of the line.

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"JOBS FIRST" -- Starting 'Labor' Day, Obama Can Turn Tables on GOP

Mark Green | Posted 10.05.2011

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On Labor Day, President Obama should announce a "Jobs First" program. Namely, spend $300 billion more starting now to spur consumer demand in exchange for $300 billion in reduced spending in 2014. Jobs first. Cuts later.

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Republicans: The People Grandpa Warned Me About

Bob Burnett | Posted 09.28.2011

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If he were alive today, my Grandpa Harry would be horrified by the behavior of contemporary Republican leaders who believe the ends justify the means.

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Obama's Elitism, Republican Principled Ignorance and the Debt Ceiling Debate

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 09.24.2011

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Should the U.S. not increase its debt ceiling, the country will likely face higher interest rates, another spike in joblessness, inability to pay basic expenses, and, almost inevitably, higher taxes in the not too distant future.

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It's A R-Oil Wedding For GOP And Petroleum Industry, Dems Charge (UPDATE)

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 06.28.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Democrats are taking a cheeky shot at Republicans pegged to the pending regal nuptials in England, popping up a new website that dubs th...

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2011 Budget Battle: Obama Wins While Democrats Lose

Bob Burnett | Posted 06.11.2011

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Although both sides claimed victory after agreeing on a 2011 Federal budget minutes before the April 8th deadline, it was a smashing win for Republicans and a huge loss for Democrats.

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Both Sides Now w/ Huffington and Matalin: Libya-Iraq, Birthers-Church, Social-Fiscal

HuffPost Radio | Posted 05.25.2011

Mary and sit-in Wayne Barrett debate how March came in like a lamb and went out like a lion -- Shutdown Washington? Shutdown nuclear? Shutdown Gaddafii?

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Cutting Women's Rights

Rep. Bruce Braley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Instead of an honest discussion about our very real fiscal problems, Washington Republicans have decided to roll back the rights of women by half a century.

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Government Shut Down? Boehner Will Blink or Republicans Will Lose

Sheri and Allan Rivlin | Posted 05.25.2011

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There is some discussion going on about whether Tea Party Republicans could buck the Republican leadership and hold a harder line on budget cutting, but it is folly to imagine that they could shut down government.

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Threatened Government Shutdown: A Crime Worthy of Mubarak -- or Marie Antoinette

Jeanine Molloff | Posted 05.25.2011

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While Speaker of the House Boehner is threatening a government "shutdown" over the budget crisis, a shutdown which will deny the elderly and disabled ...

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Winners & Losers Of A Potential Government Shutdown

Politics Daily | David Corn | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the mid-1990s, Gingrich, then the speaker, enthusiastically charged into a budget face-off with President Clinton that led to not one but two gover...

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It's a Really Bad Time to Be Middle Class in America

Michelle Kraus | Posted 05.25.2011

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Obama is being forced to rip open the social fabric of this country to reduce the Bush generated debts.

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House Democrats Fear Major Power Loss As GOP Hammers Out Committee Cuts

Roll Call | Nov. 30, 2010 | Posted 05.25.2011

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The pain isn't over yet for House Democrats. As Republican leaders continue hammering out details of how many Members will be assigned to each comm...

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False Start

Will Marshall | Posted 05.25.2011

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Don't expect the 112th Congress to be a model of legislative decorum and bipartisan comity on health care.

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10 Reasons Why Repealing Health Reform Would Harm Children

Bruce Lesley | Posted 05.25.2011

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While there are a wide array of opinions about the impact of health care reform, it is indisputable that our nation's children are better off today because of the new law. Why? Here are 10 key reasons.

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Boehner Cries As He Moves To Speakership

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The chin started trembling partway down the center aisle as the applause rose to a roar. John Boehner, the emotional Ohioan about t...

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John Boehner Rises To Role Of Speaker

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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Boehner Speech Preview: Will He (Republican) Party Like It's 1995?

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.25.2011

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As we get ready for John Boehner to take the gavel, I find myself thinking back to the last time a Republican speaker took control of the House from a Democrat -- and reflecting on how far down the wrong road we have traveled since then.

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Don't Cry for Me, Mr. Speaker

Lisa Kaas Boyle | Posted 05.25.2011

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What might a Republican donor, pleased to have Republican control of the House, say to the weeping speaker? Or perhaps sing to Boehner, to the tune of "Don't Cry for Me Argentina?"

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John Boehner Reveals Plans For First Vote As Speaker

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Incoming Speaker of the House John Boehner recently announced that his first measure to cut spending as leader of the House of Representatives would b...

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What's Next, Impeachment?

Michelle Kraus | Posted 05.25.2011

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So much for making nice Mr. President, the gloves are off as the Republican leadership comes out swinging. These folks don't want to work with you, or...

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