What the GOP Doesn't Want For Christmas
Cartoonist Steve Breen on Republican wish lists.
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The AP is reporting that Republican Rick Berg has conceded his Senate race to Democrat Heidi Heitkamp in North Dakota—a huge disappointment for conservatives looking to take back the red state and another brutal reminder that they struck out in the Senate.
Cartoonist Nick Anderson on who John Boehner's 'some random person.'
There's a subtle divide between what Super Committee members are saying publicly and what's going on behind closed doors as the deadline looms to trim the deficit by $1.2 trillion in the next nine days.
Asked, "Do you think the Republicans are intentionally stalling efforts to jumpstart the economy to insure [sic] that Barack Obama is not re-elected?" a poll found that 34 percent of Florida conservatives said yes.
The Congressman's response: "he talks even sillier than he sometimes does"
Cartoonist Tom Toles on President Obama's lack of negotiation skills
Cartoonist Tom Toles on the 'Super' Committee
What's wrong with BMWs, cocktails at the Paris Ritz, and five-star hotels?
20 percent of Congress is headed to Israel and critics of its policies aren't happy
The IMF chief says the issue must be resolved "immediately"
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