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- Dana Milbank
- Opinion Writer
Dana Milbank writes about political theater in the nation’s capital. He joined The Post as a political reporter in 2000, after two years as a senior editor of The New Republic and eight years with the Wall Street Journal. He is also the author of three political books: Tears of a Clown (2010), Homo Politicus (2008) and Smashmouth (2001). He lives in Washington with his wife and daughter.
Republicans wave the white flag
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The question isn’t whether GOP will cave on taxes, but how and when.
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