Topic: Deficit

White House's Challenge: Refute $340 Billion Deficit Claim Before Study Hit

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The Obama administration had a hard time countering a study that found Obamacare actually added $340 bilion to the deficit, which started making headlines before it was publicly available on Tuesday.

By Erik Hayden

Nov 21, 2011

Super Committee Is Officially a Failure

The deficit-reducing Super Committee, which everyone thought would fail, has officially admitted failure in a press release today.

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By Ted Mann

Nov 5, 2011

Congress Is Not About To Let The Pentagon Budget Get Slashed

If the Supercommittee can't come up with a deal to slash the deficit, automatic reductions to defense spending would take place. But is that really likely? 

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By John Hudson

Oct 11, 2011

Open Secrets of the Super Secret Super Committee

Here's what we know about the tight-lipped deficit slashers

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By Elspeth Reeve

Sep 19, 2011

Crying 'Class Warfare' When Your Frontrunner Is Bashing Elites

Republicans are attacking Obama's millionaire's tax while Rick Perry tries out populism

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 29, 2011

Michele Bachmann: Hurricane Is God's Way of Saying 'Cut Spending'

Presidential candidate says recent natural disasters are a message from a higher power

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Aug 5, 2011

Cartoon

The State of the Union? Broke

Cartoonist Lisa Benson on states facing fiscal woes

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 2, 2011

Boehner Wants a Debt Ceiling Deal Sooner Rather Than Later

The House Speaker doesn't want a repeat of April's government shutdown drama

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By Elspeth Reeve

May 31, 2011

It's the GOP's Turn to Embarrass Democrats with Phony Vote

House Republicans want to force a vote on raising the debt ceiling without spending cuts

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By Elspeth Reeve

May 19, 2011

Debt Limit Will Come Down to 'Brinkmanship'

Mitch McConnell acknowledges that the vote is "the point of maximum leverage"

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By Elspeth Reeve

May 19, 2011

Has the Ryan Plan Become the Third Rail of the GOP?

Republicans in Congress aren't eager to either criticize or vote for the proposal

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By Elspeth Reeve

May 17, 2011

Coburn Quits Gang of Six Budget Talks

Republican walks out of budget talks over demands for entitlement reforms

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By Elspeth Reeve

May 17, 2011

A New Conservative Test: Standing by Ryan's Defunct Medicare Plan?

NBC's First Read thinks so, and Nikki Haley's comments might support the theory

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By Elspeth Reeve

May 16, 2011

What Happens Now That the U.S. Has Hit the Debt Limit

Some Treasury accounting tricks will buy Congress a few more months to negotiate

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By Elspeth Reeve

May 10, 2011

Boehner's Lifelong Quest for an 'Honest Conversation'

Boehner has long just wanted to talk, truthfully (and sometimes seriously)

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By Elspeth Reeve

May 10, 2011

What Boehner Wants: Trillions in Cuts, New GOP Candidates

House speaker calls for Mitch Daniels and Chris Christie to run in 2012

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By Elspeth Reeve

May 6, 2011

Republicans Rethink the Politics of the Ryan Plan

The GOP ranks are stuck with a vote to cut Medicare in a budget that won't pass

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By Elspeth Reeve

Apr 27, 2011

GOP Face Town Hall Backlash That Echoes Dems' in 2009

Angry voters who don't want Medicare to change--and Dems are egging them on

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By Elspeth Reeve

Apr 20, 2011

Taking Trump Seriously Means More Fun for Observers

GOP starts attacking the clowning candidate in their midst

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By Elspeth Reeve

Apr 19, 2011

Washington Is in Desperate Need of Some 'Serious' 'Adults'

The political battle between Democrats and Republicans convince you they're grown-ups

Comments | 1,270 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Apr 19, 2011

Obama Gets Testy in Not-So-Softball Texas Interview

White House wanted softie interviews with local TV reporters to sell deficit proposals

Comments | 3,584 Views

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