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GOP Leaders Strike Delay Theme, Call on Obama to Negotiate Fiscal Cliff

By Ben Terris 11:17 a.m.
It’s only Wednesday, and the House of Representatives will be shutting down the shop and heading home today, but it’s the president, according to Speaker John Boehner, who is stalling in … Read More »
POWER

How Conservative Senators Responded to Coburn's Tax Pitch

By Elahe Izadi
3:59 p.m. During a meeting convened Tuesday, Sen. Tom Coburn suggested that his fellow conservative Republicans should …
INFLUENCE

Taxpayers for Common Sense Releases Cliff Roadmap

By Erin Mershon
2:53 p.m. The nonpartisan watchdog group  Taxpayers for Common Sense  chimed into the crescendoing chorus surrounding the …
INFLUENCE

Crossroads GPS Ad Blasts Obama On Fiscal Cliff

By Elahe Izadi
12:05 p.m. If you turn on your television tomorrow you may feel like you've entered a time warp taking you back to any day …
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Democrats Stroll Toward Edge of Fiscal Cliff

7:20 pmDemocrats did not do much on Wednesday, adopting a deliberate strategy to slow-walk Republicans to the edge of the fiscal cliff in a belief that mounting pressure from within the GOP will force con …
Leadership

Biz Leaders Leave GOP Meeting Worried About Cliff Deal

4:53 pmA handful of small business owners left a meeting with senior House GOP leaders today unsettled about the prospects for a deal between the White House and lawmakers.

Picking a Fight Over Susan Rice Would Not Serve the Country

4:00 pmPresident Obama has said many times that “part of a president’s job is to be able to deal with more than one thing at once.” But another part of a president’s job is setting priorities, and with the U …
Power

How Conservative Senators Responded to Coburn's Tax Pitch

3:59 pmDuring a meeting convened Tuesday, Sen. Tom Coburn suggested that his fellow conservative Republicans should consider letting Bush-era tax cuts expire on the wealthy in exchange for entitlement refo …

U.S. Tough. But Transparent?

3:17 pmSure, the United States has the world's biggest economy and the mightiest military. But the fairest or most transparent government? Not by a long shot, according to new data on corruption perception …
Influence

Taxpayers for Common Sense Releases Cliff Roadmap

2:53 pmThe nonpartisan watchdog group Taxpayers for Common Sense chimed into the crescendoing chorus surrounding the fiscal cliff Wednesday, releasing their own solution to delay the looming sequestration cu …
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