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2013/05/17 22:03
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President Obama's first term was free from the kind of scandal that consumes every ounce of political oxygen in Washington. Now, in light of a trio of controversies, his supporters find themselves in...
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2013/05/17 19:20
2013/05/17 19:20
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Greg Sargent over at Plum Line has a big scoop today: Harry Reid is planning to devote July to nominations and will “go nuclear” if necessary — using majority-imposed reform to end the ability of...
2013/05/16 21:09
2013/05/16 21:09
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Readers of It's Even Worse Than It Looks know that I have not always treated House Majority Leader Eric Cantor kindly. I have excoriated him for engineering the debt-ceiling crisis in 2011 as a...
2013/05/16 09:08
2013/05/16 09:08
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Even as the politicized tax enforcement scandal expands, the Internal Revenue Service continues to expand its political powers thanks to the Affordable Care Act. A larger government always creates...
2013/05/15 21:19
2013/05/15 21:19
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Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) questions a witness. (Cliff Owen/Associated Press) Former National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor gives a long explanation of the Banghazi talking points to Greg...
2013/05/15 18:19
2013/05/15 18:19
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Once upon a time, all we could talk about were the very real problems with the economy. Congressional Republicans demanded spending cuts. They wanted entitlement cuts. They demanded President Obama...
2013/05/15 12:19
2013/05/15 12:19
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Welcome to Wonkbook, Ezra Klein and Evan Soltas’s morning policy news primer. To subscribe by e-mail, click here. Send comments, criticism, or ideas to Wonkbook at Gmail dot com. To read more by Ezra...
2013/05/14 21:30
2013/05/14 21:30
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Sen. Jeff Flake’s name popped back up in the national news last week as someone who might potentially flip on the question of expanding background checks to gun shows, Internet transactions and other...
2013/05/08 21:19
2013/05/08 21:19
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It’s been a tough go of it for Heritage ever since it released its study asserting immigration reform would cost trillions. It was roundly criticized by both liberal and conservative analysts. Then...
2013/05/08 20:19
2013/05/08 20:19
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Today’s news is about Republican leaders in the House scrambling around to find something that they can blackmail Barack Obama and the Democrats with, so that they can threaten to crash the economy...
2013/05/08 19:06
2013/05/08 19:06
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Gallup has a new survey showing American adults largely in agreement on the nation's top priorities: more jobs and a growing economy. At the same time, the poll exposes how partisanship colors the way...
2013/05/07 20:19
2013/05/07 20:19
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. (Pete Marovich/Getty Images) As Greg Sargent writes, congressional Democrats demanding information about implementation are doing precisely what they should be doing:...
2013/05/06 19:57
2013/05/06 19:57
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Follow @politicalwireMay 06, 2013Democrats Say Gun Bill Coming Back for Vote "Senate Democrats believe that they have several new votes in favor of a bill that would expand background checks for gun...
2013/05/03 23:19
2013/05/03 23:19
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EARLIER ON THE FIX: WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED: Cantor vows Obamacare repeal vote: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) told House Republicans he expects a vote on a complete repeal of...
2013/05/02 16:20
2013/05/02 16:20
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President Obama at Tuesday’s news conference. (Evan Vucci/Associated Press) Thank God for Greg Sargent and Jonathan Chait. Were it not for their clear-eyed explanation of presidential leadership...
2013/05/02 11:19
2013/05/02 11:19
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2013/04/30 21:19
2013/04/30 21:19
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The Affordable Care Act, “Obamacare,” has now been with us for three years. It’s gone through Supreme Court tests. It’s gone through efforts to repeal. A huge chunk of it’s already been...
2013/04/30 11:19
2013/04/30 11:19
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2013/04/29 14:11
2013/04/29 14:11
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Bill Keller in The New York Times on erasing your Internet history Assessing an ongoing Connecticut trial, concerning a woman's quest to remove damaging stories about her from the Internet, Bill...
2013/04/26 16:18
2013/04/26 16:18
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Top House and Senate progressives are demanding a meeting with President Obama to underscore their opposition to cuts in Social Security benefits as part of a budgetary grand bargain — a sign that the...