August 2011
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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...
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Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota responded quickly with a statement...
– NYTimes
Maybe he heard the voices in her head.
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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
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Obama says $1 trillion in cuts over 10 years and a bipartisan committee with...
– Elbows? Mind your manners.
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Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, said early...
– Debt Deal Emerging With Rightward Tilt : Roll Call News
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Taking the Hill: Inside Congress
July 2011
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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.
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Senator Reid has signed off on the debt-ceiling agreement pending caucus...
– Reid spokesman, several reports.
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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’
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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
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GOP ready to declare victory in debt fight:
“I don’t think...
– Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)
The Hill
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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)
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It happened all the time that the compromise between two perfectly rational...
– Neal Stephenson (via mar-see-ah)
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Breakdown: The new new NEW new nü NEW debt ceiling...
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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...
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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
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GOP Favorite "THE TOWN" Tonight 8PM on HBO →
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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"The Senate is in session. Sen. McConnell will be...
@StewSays 7/30/11 1:04 PM
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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
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