Cruel House Republicans Vote to Cut Off Food for 170,000 Vets and 3.8 Million...
Cruel House Republicans Vote to Cut Off Food for 170,000 Vets and 3.8 Million Americans By: Jason Easley Sep. 19th, 2013 The non-partisan CBO estimated that, “H.R. 3102 would make several changes to...
View ArticleIf Congress only reopens the government piece by piece, it could take until...
If Congress only reopens the government piece by piece, it could take until next spring By Brad Plumer, Published: October 9 Ever since the government shutdown began, there’s been a flurry of...
View ArticleWhy John Boehner might have no choice but ‘unconditional surrender’
Why John Boehner might have no choice but ‘unconditional surrender’ By Sean Sullivan, Published: October 9 The biggest takeaway from President Obama’s Tuesday press conference was confirmation that...
View ArticleThe Shadow of the Sequester – NYTimes.com
October 8, 2013 The Shadow of the Sequester A final point on the debt ceiling, before I turn to less exasperating subjects: One of the underappreciated dynamics making the current mess worse is the...
View ArticleDebt Ceiling ‘Blackmail,’ Then and Now – NYTimes.com
October 8, 2013 Debt Ceiling ‘Blackmail,’ Then and Now Just to follow up on my post yesterday, in which I argued that what’s unprecedented about the looming debt-ceiling stand-off is the...
View ArticleBoehner: Let’s Lift Debt Ceiling —for 6 Weeks – White House sounds cool to...
Boehner: Let’s Lift Debt Ceiling —for 6 Weeks WHITE HOUSE SOUNDS COOL TO SPEAKER’S PLAN, WANTS GOV’T REOPENED By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff Posted Oct 10, 2013 (NEWSER) – John Boehner moved to lop one...
View ArticleHouse Republicans are offering a debt ceiling deal. What now?
House Republicans are offering a debt ceiling deal. What now? BY CHRIS CILLIZZA October 10 at 1:54 pm House Speaker John Boehner made it official on Thursday: Republicans are open to passing a...
View ArticleJohn McCain Threatens Revenge on Democrats if They Humiliate Republicans on...
John McCain Threatens Revenge on Democrats if They Humiliate Republicans on Govt Shutdown By: Sarah Jones Sunday, October 13th, 2013 As he made a discombobulated, shaky case for why Democrats were...
View ArticleSenate Republicans Upset That Their Own Obstructionism May Delay Christmas...
Senate Republicans Upset That Their Own Obstructionism May Delay Christmas Recess By: Justin Baragona Thursday, December, 19th, 2013 Last Thursday, I wrote a story detailing how Senate Republicans...
View ArticleHow to help the long-term unemployed: 5 theories – The Week
How to help the long-term unemployed: 5 theories Just in time for the holidays, Congress is abandoning those who have been out of work longest By Sergio Hernandez | December 20, 2013 inShare 12 The...
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