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    <title>William K. Black:  Romney Messes Up, Tells the Truth About Austerity</title>
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    <published>2012-05-25T10:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-25T09:57:12Z</updated>
    
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		        Mitt Romney has periodic breakdowns when asked questions about the economy because he sometimes forgets the need to lie, as happened recently in an interview with &lt;em&gt;Time&lt;/em&gt; magazine.
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    <title> Harry Reid Moves To Draw Line In Sand On Debt Deal</title>
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    <published>2012-05-22T14:16:46Z</published>
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		        WASHINGTON &amp;mdash; Republicans will have to drop their insistence on retaining tax cuts for the rich and plans to reshape Medicare before there can be...
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    <title> John Boehner Not Going To Get His Way With Debt Ceiling Fight, Senior Administration Officials Say</title>
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    <published>2012-05-22T14:14:07Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-22T14:09:10Z</updated>
    
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		        WASHINGTON -- Senior administration officials said Tuesday that House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) isn&#039;t going to win if he keeps up a fight about ty...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/obama-debt&quot;&gt;Obama Debt&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/white-house-debt&quot;&gt;White House Debt&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/video&quot;&gt;Video&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/debt-limit-increase&quot;&gt;Debt Limit Increase&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/debt-ceiling-increase&quot;&gt;Debt Ceiling Increase&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/john-boehner-debt-ceiling&quot;&gt;John Boehner Debt Ceiling&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/debt-ceiling&quot;&gt;Debt Ceiling&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/john-boehner&quot;&gt;John Boehner&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/debt-limit&quot;&gt;Debt Limit&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/elections-2012&quot;&gt;Elections 2012&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/deficit-reduction&quot;&gt;Deficit Reduction&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/boehner-debt-limit&quot;&gt;Boehner Debt Limit&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/boehner-deficit-reduction&quot;&gt;Boehner Deficit Reduction&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/politics&quot;&gt;Politics News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> Sen. Landrieu: Republicans Say &#039;In Private&#039; They Support New Revenues In Debt Ceiling Deal</title>
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    <published>2012-05-21T19:26:00Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-21T19:27:21Z</updated>
    
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		        WASHINGTON -- Republicans may publicly trash the idea of including new revenues in a deal to raise the U.S. debt ceiling, but they say otherwise in pr...
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    <title>Mitch Feierstein:  A Short Note to Obama, Romney, and the Mainstream Media</title>
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    <published>2012-05-21T14:48:29Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-21T14:49:36Z</updated>
    
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        <name>Mitch Feierstein</name>
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		        There are some big issues out here. You know, real ones that affect real things in the real world. Issues that may shape the fate of the United States for a generation. Yet these things are barely being discussed.
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/debt-ceiling&quot;&gt;Debt Ceiling&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/mitt-romney-economy&quot;&gt;Mitt Romney Economy&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/interest-rates-fed&quot;&gt;Interest Rates Fed&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/federal-reserve-money&quot;&gt;Federal Reserve Money&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/obama-economy&quot;&gt;Obama Economy&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/eurozone-economy&quot;&gt;Eurozone Economy&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/business&quot;&gt;Business News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> Boehner Refuses To Budge On Debt Position</title>
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    <published>2012-05-20T12:27:07Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-20T12:27:07Z</updated>
    
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		        WASHINGTON &amp;mdash; Republicans and Democrats are refusing to budge when it comes to their already hardened positions on spending cuts versus tax incre...
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    <title> Top Dems Suspect Political Sabotage By GOP Leaders</title>
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    <published>2012-05-19T14:50:02Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-19T14:51:02Z</updated>
    
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		        By CHARLES BABINGTON, ASSOCIATED PRESS&lt;br /&gt;
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WASHINGTON -- Are Republican lawmakers deliberately stalling the economic recovery to hurt President Barack ...
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    <title> WATCH: Paul Krugman Wonders If Republican Leaders Are &#039;Manchurian Candidates&#039;</title>
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    <published>2012-05-18T17:46:57Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-18T19:00:29Z</updated>
    
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		        Appearing on &quot;Martin Bashir&quot; Friday afternoon, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman said that Republican leaders&#039; economic policy is so destructive t...
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    <title>Sanjay Sanghoee:  Capitalist Revolution: Forget the Deficit and Learn From Europe</title>
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    <published>2012-05-18T13:06:35Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-18T13:06:55Z</updated>
    
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		        Before we go wild with our deficit-cutting scythe, let&#039;s make sure that we are not hacking away at our own feet in the process.
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/congress&quot;&gt;Congress&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/john-boehner-debt-ceiling&quot;&gt;John Boehner Debt Ceiling&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/debt-ceiling&quot;&gt;Debt Ceiling&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/john-boehner&quot;&gt;John Boehner&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/trickle-down&quot;&gt;Trickle Down&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/france&quot;&gt;France&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/economic-crisis&quot;&gt;Economic Crisis&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/elections-2012&quot;&gt;Elections 2012&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/capitalism&quot;&gt;Capitalism&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/euro&quot;&gt;Euro&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/deficit&quot;&gt;Deficit&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/politics&quot;&gt;Politics&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/unemployment&quot;&gt;Unemployment&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/greece&quot;&gt;Greece&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/spending-cuts&quot;&gt;Spending Cuts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/socialism&quot;&gt;Socialism&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/europe&quot;&gt;Europe&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/republicans&quot;&gt;Republicans&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/business&quot;&gt;Business News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> Pelosi, Boehner Trade Barbs Over Prospect Of Another Debt Limit Fight</title>
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    <published>2012-05-17T12:48:40Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-17T12:48:30Z</updated>
    
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		        WASHINGTON -- House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday slammed House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) for sparking another potential sho...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/obama-debt&quot;&gt;Obama Debt&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/deficit&quot;&gt;Deficit&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/debt&quot;&gt;Debt&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/video&quot;&gt;Video&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/2012-elections&quot;&gt;2012 Elections&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/debt-ceiling&quot;&gt;Debt Ceiling&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/john-boehner&quot;&gt;John Boehner&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/debt-default&quot;&gt;Debt Default&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/debt-limit&quot;&gt;Debt Limit&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/nancy-pelosi&quot;&gt;Nancy Pelosi&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/obama-deficit&quot;&gt;Obama Deficit&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/politics&quot;&gt;Politics News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> Geithner: U.S. Will Hit Debt Limit Again This Year, Doesn&#039;t Have To Mean Crisis</title>
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    <published>2012-05-17T09:36:00Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-17T09:36:00Z</updated>
    
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		        WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary  Timothy Geithner said on Thursday that raising the debt ceiling  did not have to be a crisis, ...
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    <title> Obama, Boehner Begin Standoff Over Debt-Ceiling Hike</title>
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    <published>2012-05-16T15:23:07Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-16T15:23:44Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
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		        WASHINGTON -- Apparently healed from the trauma caused by last summer&#039;s debt-ceiling showdown, House Republicans and the White House have begun an eig...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/video&quot;&gt;Video&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/debt-ceiling&quot;&gt;Debt Ceiling&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/john-boehner&quot;&gt;John Boehner&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/debt-limit&quot;&gt;Debt Limit&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/boehner-obama&quot;&gt;Boehner Obama&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/boehner-debt-limit&quot;&gt;Boehner Debt Limit&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/obama&quot;&gt;Obama&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/obama-boehner-meeting&quot;&gt;Obama Boehner Meeting&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/barack-obama&quot;&gt;Barack Obama&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/obama-boehner&quot;&gt;Obama Boehner&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/politics&quot;&gt;Politics News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title>Peter S. Goodman:  Pander-Fest Rolls On As Republicans Vow No Tax Increases</title>
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    <published>2012-05-16T10:22:31Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-16T10:23:11Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>Peter S. Goodman</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-s-goodman/</uri>
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		        Just in case you had been suffering delusions that Republicans have improved on basic arithmetic or responsible governance, House Speaker John Boehner and presidential aspirant Mitt Romney on Tuesday made sure to disabuse you of that notion. As both men pandered to the base on deficit reduction while foreswearing tax increases, they reinforced the central Republican narrative of our age: Somebody else can pay for the mess we made.
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/taxes&quot;&gt;Taxes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/fiscal-affairs&quot;&gt;Fiscal Affairs&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/debt-ceiling&quot;&gt;Debt Ceiling&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/john-boehner&quot;&gt;John Boehner&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/mitt-romney&quot;&gt;Mitt Romney&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/simon-johnson&quot;&gt;Simon Johnson&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/business&quot;&gt;Business News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> Republicans Grip Up For Another Debt Showdown </title>
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    <published>2012-05-15T19:48:00Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-15T19:49:23Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
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		        WASHINGTON -- Despite the risk of economic and political fallout, Senate Republicans Tuesday said they&#039;re standing with House Speaker John Boehner (R-...
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    <title> Boehner Sounds Debt Limit Warning</title>
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    <published>2012-05-15T10:34:37Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-15T10:34:53Z</updated>
    
    <author>
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        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
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		        House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) sees the debt ceiling as an &quot;action-forcing event&quot; where he will insist on cuts greater than the increase, setting...
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    <title>Frank A. Weil:  The Politics of a Grand Bargain in 2012</title>
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    <published>2012-05-07T17:00:13Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-07T17:04:26Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>Frank A. Weil</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frank-a-weil/</uri>
    </author>
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		        It is gradually dawning on many Americans that an extraordinary collection of economic and fiscal events will converge at the beginning of next year, the collective impact of which will/would be greater than any other single such moment in our history.
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/grand-bargain&quot;&gt;Grand Bargain&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/debt-ceiling&quot;&gt;Debt Ceiling&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/moderate-republians&quot;&gt;Moderate Republians&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/simpson-bowles&quot;&gt;Simpson-Bowles&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/john-boehner&quot;&gt;John Boehner&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/financial-legislation&quot;&gt;Financial-Legislation&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/election-2012&quot;&gt;Election 2012&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/politics&quot;&gt;Politics News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> GOP Senator Blasts Colleagues In Blistering Takedown</title>
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    <published>2012-04-17T00:48:11Z</published>
    <updated>2012-04-17T00:48:40Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
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		        Sen. Tom Coburn is leaving virtually no one unscathed in a blistering new book in which he accuses both parties of hypocrisy and failed leadership in ...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/tom-coburn&quot;&gt;Tom Coburn&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/debt-ceiling&quot;&gt;Debt Ceiling&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/simpson-bowles&quot;&gt;Simpson-Bowles&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/president-obama&quot;&gt;President Obama&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/george-w-bush&quot;&gt;George W. Bush&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gop&quot;&gt;Gop&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gang-of-six&quot;&gt;Gang of Six&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/grover-norquist&quot;&gt;Grover Norquist&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/tom-coburn-book&quot;&gt;Tom Coburn Book&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/politics&quot;&gt;Politics News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title>Richard Klass:  Triangle of Disaster</title>
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    <published>2012-04-10T15:25:48Z</published>
    <updated>2012-04-10T15:25:49Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>Richard Klass</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-klass/</uri>
    </author>
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		        The ship of state is sailing into a dangerous triangle.  No, not the unknown dangers of the Bermuda Triangle. But into the well-known dangers of a fiscal triangle of disaster.  And the arrival date is also-known: January 1, 2013.
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/debt-ceiling&quot;&gt;Debt Ceiling&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/election-2012&quot;&gt;Election 2012&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/bush-tax-cuts&quot;&gt;Bush Tax Cuts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/budget-control-act-2011&quot;&gt;Budget Control Act 2011&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/sequestration-budget-control-act&quot;&gt;Sequestration. Budget Control Act&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/business&quot;&gt;Business News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> Shift To Obama vs. Romney Marks End (Maybe) To Silly Season</title>
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    <published>2012-04-05T22:19:00Z</published>
    <updated>2012-04-05T22:20:15Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
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		        WASHINGTON -- The news Thursday was dominated by Democratic accusations that the Republican National Committee chairman compared women to caterpillars...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/video&quot;&gt;Video&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/national-debt&quot;&gt;National Debt&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/debt-ceiling&quot;&gt;Debt Ceiling&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/elections-2012&quot;&gt;Elections 2012&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/mitt-romney&quot;&gt;Mitt Romney&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/jared-bernstein&quot;&gt;Jared Bernstein&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/medicare&quot;&gt;Medicare&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/health-care&quot;&gt;Health Care&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/paul-ryan&quot;&gt;Paul Ryan&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/barack-obama&quot;&gt;Barack Obama&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/federal-budget&quot;&gt;Federal Budget&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/douglas-holtz-eakin&quot;&gt;Douglas Holtz-Eakin&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/politics&quot;&gt;Politics News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title>Martha Burk:  No More Bull: What Women Need to Know About the Economy and Why it Matters in 2012</title>
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    <published>2012-03-23T19:05:58Z</published>
    <updated>2012-03-23T19:05:44Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>Martha Burk</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/martha-burk/</uri>
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		        With the U.S. suffering from the effects of a long and painful recession, the economy is the number one issue for women and men alike going into the 2012 elections. But women arguably have a bigger stake.
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/us-economy&quot;&gt;US Economy&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/debt&quot;&gt;Debt&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/us-debt&quot;&gt;U.S. Debt&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/us-recession&quot;&gt;U.S. Recession&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/women-employment&quot;&gt;Women Employment&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/2011-budget-control-act&quot;&gt;2011 Budget Control Act&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/women-jobs&quot;&gt;Women Jobs&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/us-economy-women&quot;&gt;US Economy Women&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/debt-ceiling&quot;&gt;Debt Ceiling&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/debt-ceiling-debate&quot;&gt;Debt Ceiling Debate&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/money&quot;&gt;Money News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> Why The &#039;Grand Bargain&#039; Debt Deal Failed </title>
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    <published>2012-03-18T10:09:38Z</published>
    <updated>2012-03-18T11:07:57Z</updated>
    
    <author>
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        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
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		        President Obama had just arrived home, walking across Lafayette Square after attending Sunday services with his family at St. John’s Church. In the ...
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    <title> House GOP Plan Criticized As Breaking Debt Ceiling Deal</title>
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    <published>2012-03-15T10:35:42Z</published>
    <updated>2012-03-15T10:38:00Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
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By David Lawder&lt;br /&gt;
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WASHINGTON--Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives pushed back on Wednesday against suggestions that their drive for ...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/video&quot;&gt;Video&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/budget-deal&quot;&gt;Budget Deal&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/debt-ceiling&quot;&gt;Debt Ceiling&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/john-boehner&quot;&gt;John Boehner&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/house-gop&quot;&gt;House GOP&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/paul-ryan&quot;&gt;Paul Ryan&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/house-republicans&quot;&gt;House Republicans&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/budget-control-act&quot;&gt;Budget Control Act&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/debt-ceiling-deal&quot;&gt;Debt Ceiling Deal&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/politics&quot;&gt;Politics News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> Joe Biden: Eric Cantor Told Me, &#039;I&#039;ll Lose My Position&#039; If I Cut A Debt Deal With You</title>
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    <published>2012-03-13T10:57:56Z</published>
    <updated>2012-03-13T10:57:33Z</updated>
    
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		        WASHINGTON -- Vice President Joe Biden trashed congressional Republican leaders on Monday night for their failure to deliver on a debt deal last summe...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/video&quot;&gt;Video&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/mitch-mcconnell&quot;&gt;Mitch McConnell&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/debt-ceiling&quot;&gt;Debt Ceiling&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/john-boehner&quot;&gt;John Boehner&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/debt-talks&quot;&gt;Debt Talks&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/debt-deal&quot;&gt;Debt Deal&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/debt-deal-obama-republicans&quot;&gt;Debt Deal Obama Republicans&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/biden-cantor&quot;&gt;Biden Cantor&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/joe-biden&quot;&gt;Joe Biden&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/vice-president-joe-biden&quot;&gt;Vice President Joe Biden&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/eric-cantor&quot;&gt;Eric Cantor&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/politics&quot;&gt;Politics News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title>Tim Chen:  Obama&#039;s Budget Proposal: Six Lessons for Your Personal Budgeting Strategy</title>
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    <published>2012-03-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2012-03-01T06:47:27Z</updated>
    
    <author>
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		        President Obama released his budget proposal for 2013. While you&#039;re listening to the media discuss the implications at the federal level, why not take a moment to rethink your own budgeting strategy? 
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/obama-healthcare&quot;&gt;Obama Healthcare&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/debt-ceiling&quot;&gt;Debt Ceiling&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/consumer-financial-protection-bureau&quot;&gt;Consumer Financial Protection Bureau&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/obama-federal-budget&quot;&gt;Obama Federal Budget&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/obama-budget-2013&quot;&gt;Obama Budget 2013&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/personal-finance&quot;&gt;Personal Finance&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/buffett-rule&quot;&gt;Buffett Rule&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/personal-budget&quot;&gt;Personal Budget&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/personal-budget-tips&quot;&gt;Personal Budget Tips&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/budgeting-tips&quot;&gt;Budgeting-Tips&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/money&quot;&gt;Money News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title>Howard Steven Friedman:  The World&#039;s Leading Debtors and America&#039;s Exploding Debt Burden </title>
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    <published>2012-02-27T10:27:22Z</published>
    <updated>2012-02-27T10:26:15Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>Howard Steven Friedman</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/howard-steven-friedman/</uri>
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		        How do we increase federal revenue in ways that don&#039;t hurt the fragile economy? How do we control federal spending without stomping on the sprouts of economic growth?
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/keynesian-economics&quot;&gt;Keynesian Economics&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/free-market-capitalism&quot;&gt;Free Market Capitalism&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/greece&quot;&gt;Greece&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/federal-budget-deficit&quot;&gt;Federal Budget Deficit&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/debt-ceiling&quot;&gt;Debt Ceiling&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/greece-debt-crisis&quot;&gt;Greece Debt Crisis&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/federal-reserve&quot;&gt;Federal Reserve&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/japan&quot;&gt;Japan&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/democrats&quot;&gt;Democrats&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/austerity-measures&quot;&gt;Austerity Measures&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/tea-party&quot;&gt;Tea Party&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/oecd&quot;&gt;Oecd&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/republicans&quot;&gt;Republicans&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/austerity&quot;&gt;Austerity&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/federal-budget&quot;&gt;Federal Budget&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/global-economy&quot;&gt;Global Economy&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/foreign-affairs&quot;&gt;Foreign Affairs&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/global-economic-crisis&quot;&gt;Global Economic Crisis&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/world&quot;&gt;World News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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