Archive for July, 2011
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White House back in debt talks as deadline looms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top congressional Republicans held fresh talks on Saturday with President Barack Obama to try to break a deadlock on raising the debt limit and expressed confidence that a default by the world's largest economy could be avoided
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More Legal Maneuvering in ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal
Is the new brief in the military case the right hand of the Department of Justice not knowing what the left hand is doing? View full post on NYT > The New Team
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Op-Ed Columnist: Tempest in a Tea Party
How do you follow the leader when there is none to be found? View full post on NYT > Barack Obama
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Why are liberals so sure the GOP won’t have a candidate for the 2012 election?
Let me ask you, before 2008 did anyone outside of Chicago know who Barack Obama was? Right now the GOP is focused on election of this year, 2012 is still far ahead in the road so we could come up with serious candidate, So don't celebrate libbies,
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House won’t vote tonight on Boehner debt plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives will not vote tonight on a plan to raise the debt limit as Republican leaders have struggled to line up support for the measure, Republican Representative Kevin McCarthy said on Thursday. View fu
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Best Political Quotes of the Weekend
The Caucus has rounded up the best political quotes of the weekend. View full post on NYT > The New Team
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Op-Ed Columnist: The Centrist Cop-Out
Placing blame equally on Democrats and Republicans for the stalemate over the debt crisis only encourages more bad behavior. View full post on NYT > Barack Obama
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Barack Hussein Obama Has A 50% Approval Rating According To Gallup Poll?
http://www.gallup.com/poll/145442/Obama-Job-Approval-Reaches-First-Time-Spring.aspx As long as Barack Hussein Obama is able to keep his approval rating in the 50s from now through November 4, 2012, the Republicans are going to get their butts handed
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S&P warns against prioritizing debt payments: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Prioritizing debt payments to avoid a default would be "deeply disruptive" to the economy, Standard & Poor's global head of sovereign ratings said in an interview with CNBC on Tuesday. View full post on Reuters: Election 2
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U.S. Falls Short of Moral High Ground on Syria
Though the United States claims space on the "right side of history," it and its allies are doing little to transform the outrage of Syrian citizens into effective curbs against Bashar al-Assad and his suppliers. View full post on NYT > The New Te
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Editorial: A Decision for Clean Air
President Obama should ignore industry lobbyists and support stronger limits on harmful smog. View full post on NYT > Barack Obama
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If you didn’t vote for Barack Obama in this election, but he turns out to do a good job fixing the economy…?
would you consider voting for him in 2012? Why or why not? (Please STAR if you find this interesting!)
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