August 2011
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Aug 1st
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“And then there are the reported terms of the deal, which amount to an abject...”
– Paul Krugman, The President Surrenders - NYTimes “Huge win for Obama: Across the board spending cuts in trigger would not take effect until 2013 — when Bush tax cuts expire.” - @StevenTDennis Krugman writes that Obama “surrendered last December.” But as I wrote here, Obama...
Aug 1st
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Aug 1st
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“Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota responded quickly with a statement...”
– NYTimes Maybe he heard the voices in her head.
Aug 1st
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America’s Debt 20 Years Back CNN takes a look at the battles over the deficit and debt ceilings since 1985
Aug 1st
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Aug 1st
“Obama says $1 trillion in cuts over 10 years and a bipartisan committee with...”
– Elbows? Mind your manners.
Aug 1st
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Aug 1st
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“Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, said early...”
– Debt Deal Emerging With Rightward Tilt : Roll Call News
Aug 1st
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Taking the Hill: Inside Congress 
Aug 1st
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July 2011
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Jul 31st
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Jul 31st
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“Updated: 5:40 pm Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) signed off...”
– Roll Call Conflicting reports — Fox News reporting no vote tonight.
Jul 31st
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Jul 31st
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“Senator Reid has signed off on the debt-ceiling agreement pending caucus...”
– Reid spokesman, several reports.
Jul 31st
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“Basically the Republicans said we’ll blow up the world economy unless you give...”
– Paul Krugman: GOP Said We’ll Blow Up Economy Unless You Do What We Want And Obama Said OK - Electzu via ABC’s ‘This Week’
Jul 31st
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“This deal trades peoples’ livelihoods for the votes of a few unappeasable...”
– Rep. Raul Grijalva heads the 74-member Congressional Progressive Caucus. - Liberal Democratic leader says won’t back debt deal - Reuters
Jul 31st
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Jul 31st
“GOP ready to declare victory in debt fight: “I don’t think...”
– Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) The Hill
Jul 31st
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“Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader, said Sunday morning...”
– The New York Times, “McConnell Sees Debt Deal ‘Very Close,’ Focus Is On Triggers for Cuts.” Today, “progress” is partly defined by how slowly we get there. (via inothernews)
Jul 31st
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Jul 31st
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ListenUninvited, Alanis Morissette
Jul 31st
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“It happened all the time that the compromise between two perfectly rational...”
– Neal Stephenson (via mar-see-ah)
Jul 31st
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Breakdown: The new new NEW new nü NEW debt ceiling...
shortformblog: So, those Republicans finally got a framework! If anyone feels like you might be on the most boring roller coaster ever, you are, as there have been so many high and low points with this debt ceiling dramarama today that you probably feel so dizzy that people might mistake you for being drunk. Anyway, in the latest developments, Republicans have apparently reached a framework with...
Jul 31st
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“No one has ever gotten into trouble by telling the interest groups what they...”
– Walter Shapiro: Bygone patriots and the end of political courage - CNN.com
Jul 31st
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Jul 31st
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GOP Favorite "THE TOWN" Tonight 8PM on HBO →
Jul 30th
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“As you know, I don’t Twitter, I don’t MyFace, I don’t do any of those things.”
– Bill Belichick on asking Chad Ochocinco to stop tweeting. - @BobGlauber (via sportsnetny)
Jul 30th
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Jul 30th
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“In mixed metaphor of the night, Reid tells McConnell: you can put lipstick on...”
– @markknoller 7/30/11 6:17 PM
Jul 30th
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Jul 30th
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"The question is are we closer to an agreement?...
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid back from White House visit. @LukeRussert NBC’s Greg Martin reports 7/30/11 5:34 PM
Jul 30th
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Jul 30th
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Obama to meet with Democratic leaders Reid, Pelosi...
@mikeallen House defeats “Reid bill.” 173 yeas to 246 nays. 2/3 needed to pass on this vote. With 419 members voting, they needed 280. - @ChadPergram
Jul 30th
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"The Senate is in session. Sen. McConnell will be...
@StewSays 7/30/11 1:04 PM
Jul 30th
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“But there is a political advantage to Obama hanging back. Any deal that appears...”
– Keeping a Safe Distance, Obama Lays Out a Path Forward in Debt Talks - Swampland Link via @AntDeRosa (Soup) who is live blogging the #debtcrisis for ReutersPolitics
Jul 30th
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