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Avoiding A Debt Ceiling Election Sellout! – DAILY KOS

During the past few months the results of polling suggest that Barack Obama will be re-elected. But they also show that his support is shallow and could be shaken easily by an economic downturn during the next 6 months. A … Continue reading

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Obama’s jobs plan could force debt-ceiling fight before 2012 election – DAILY KOS

TPM’s Brian Beutler is looking ahead, and finds that there’s a potential downside to President Obama’s jobs proposal, in that it could set the nation up for a second debt-ceiling battle in the fall of 2012. A slower-than-expected economy—or a … Continue reading

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Time to kill the word “entitlement” – DAILY KOS

But when cutting government spending is framed as cutting medicare or social security, suddenly people get nervous about doing that. So I propose we abandoned the word “entitlement” when describing Social Security or Medicare. I’ll have write more posts on … Continue reading

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New GOP House rules pave the way for more tax cuts for wealthy, slashing spending – Daily Kos

New GOP House rules pave the way for more tax cuts for wealthy, slashing spendingDaily KosCurrent House rules include a pay-as-you-go requirement that any tax cut or spending increase for a mandatory (ie, entitlement) program must be offset by … … Continue reading

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GOP Works to Woo Voters But Not Give Rivals Fodder – Wall Street Journal

TPMDC (blog) GOP Works to Woo Voters But Not Give Rivals FodderWall Street JournalBut the officials said it wouldn't specifically discuss how to arrest the growth of entitlement spending, among other politically sensitive questions. …Sean Hannity And Fox News Do … Continue reading

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