Tea Party Debt Ceiling

Dick Durbin: GOP Candidates 'Bow And Genuflect' To Tea Party

Posted 11.18.2011

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GOP candidates "bow and genuflect" to the Tea Party, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union." "As I listen to the Repub...

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Tea Party-Backed Congressmen Praised For Opposing Debt Ceiling Deal

AP | By DONNA CASSATA and JOSH LOFTIN | Posted 10.11.2011

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CASTLE DALE, Utah -- Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz fiercely opposed a debt-limit bill that took a significant swipe at the nation's deficit and had n...

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GOP Senator: 'I'm Embarrassed By All Of Us... I've Never Seen A Worse Congress'

Posted 10.10.2011

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Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) talked to people in Saco, Maine about the debt ceiling negotiations Wednesday, and lamented the extreme partisanship that...

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How the GOP Framed the Debt Ceiling Debate

Nancy Cronk | Posted 10.08.2011

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How did the Tea Party wing of the Republican Party manage to convince so many Americans that the debt ceiling should not be raised? Voting to increase...

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Obama Adviser Points Fingers At Tea Party

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 10.07.2011

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WASHINGTON — A top White House adviser is blaming the downgrade of the U.S. credit rating on Tea Party Republicans, whom he says were unwilling to c...

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Writing the Tea Party Epitaph Is Not Just Premature but Absurd

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 10.05.2011

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The seeds of the tea party Congressional budget hijack were planted the instant President Obama took the oath of office.

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Is Compassionate Conservatism Dead?

Time Magazine | Posted 10.05.2011

In the wake of the debt-ceiling debate, young voters might find it hard to believe that just ten years ago, "compassionate conservative" was a mantle ...

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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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Debt Ceiling Agreement: No Cause for Celebration

Bill George | Posted 10.02.2011

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This week's agreement to increase the U.S. debt ceiling is no cause for celebration. The political landscape is covered with the blood of all the politicians who were losers in this "no win" battle.

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White House: Calling Tea Partiers 'Terrorists' Is 'Product Of An Emotional Discussion'

Posted 10.02.2011

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The White House said on Tuesday that the use of the word “terrorists” to describe Tea Party Republicans is inappropriate and the “product of an ...

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Despite Pulling Debt Ceiling Debate Rightward, Tea Party Activists Slam House-Passed Deal

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 10.01.2011

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WASHINGTON – Republican Lindsey Graham's position on the debt ceiling deal Monday made one thing very plain: the senior senator from South Carolina ...

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Debt Ceiling Deal Angers Progressives, Tea Party

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 10.01.2011

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WASHINGTON — The newly struck debt-ceiling compromise between President Barack Obama and the Republican leaders of Congress represents a histori...

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Tea Party May Face Make Or Break Moment In Contentious Standoff

Washington Post | Amy Gardner | Posted 09.30.2011

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The partisan standoff over raising the federal debt ceiling could do more than destroy the nation's credit rating and economic health. It could make o...

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'Sen. Tea Party' Drives Debt Ceiling Fight

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 09.29.2011

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WASHINGTON — He calls himself Sen. Tea Party. That almost says it all about Sen. Jim DeMint's role on the nation's political scene in these ner...

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Obama: Republicans Wasted 'Precious Days' On Boehner Debt Ceiling Plan

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 09.29.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP/The Huffington Post) -- Claiming that the two parties aren't that far apart, President Barack Obama is urging Democratic and Republican...

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Despite Criticism, Tea Party Finds Moment Of Triumph In Contentious Debate

Reuters | Posted 09.28.2011

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By Tom Brown MIAMI (Reuters) - They have been accused of holding Washington hostage by pushing the United States to the brink of a damaging debt de...

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Allen West Blasts Tea Party 'Schizophrenia'

Posted 09.28.2011

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Tea Party leaders announced Thursday that they will mount primary challenges against four freshmen Republicans who have declared their support for Joh...

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Senate Democrat Disgusted With Congress

AP | Posted 09.28.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A Senate Democrat says House Speaker John Boehner's failure to get fellow Republicans to back his debt limit bill dramatizes the folly o...

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John Boehner Yanks Debt Ceiling Bill, House Vote Postponed

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.27.2011

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WASHINGTON -- House GOP leadership announced abruptly on Thursday evening that they were suspending a vote on Speaker John Boehner's (R-Ohio) debt cei...

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Sharron Angle Lashes Out At John McCain

Posted 01.11.2012

Nevada Republican Sharron Angle, who made an unsuccessful run to unseat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in the 2010 election season, lashed out at S...

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The Debt Crisis And Our National Character

Dr. David P. Gushee | Posted 09.26.2011

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A budget is indeed a moral document, reflecting the character of a nation. All of our character qualities are being tested right now. All are pivotal.

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Boehner To Republicans: 'Get Your A** In Line'

AP | By LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 09.27.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Movie clips, some coarse talk and behind-the-scenes hardball. House GOP leaders are selling, selling, selling Speaker John Boehner's de...

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Boehner Debt Ceiling Bill Faces House Vote

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 09.27.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Republican leaders pleaded with their recalcitrant rank and file Thursday to back a plan to stave off an unprecedented govern...

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Tea Partiers To Republicans: 'Hold The Line' Against Debt Ceiling Deal

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 09.26.2011

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WASHINGTON -- In the midst of tense negotiations over the nation's debt ceiling, an all-star cast of Republican lawmakers addressed a Tea Party rally ...

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McCain: Tea Party-Backed Lawmakers Making 'Foolish' Demands

Posted 09.26.2011

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Speaking on the Senate floor on Wednesday, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) had some harsh words for lawmakers on Capitol Hill insisting their demands be me...

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