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By David Armstrong and Joseph J. Trento
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Christopher Weyant, Cagle Cartoons, The Hill —
Posted on Mar 2, 2013
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By E.J. Dionne, Jr. — Ever since they took control of the House of Representatives in 2011, Republicans have made journeys to the fiscal brink as commonplace as summertime visits to the beach or the ballpark.
Posted on Feb 28, 2013
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James Bowe (CC BY 2.0)
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On March 1, the $85 billion collection of budget cuts known as the sequester could wipe out federal programs at such varied places as national parks, the Pentagon and the FBI. Hidden among those cuts are reductions in services that are crucial to Americans’ everyday lives—education, health care and jobs. The Guardian tells us what to expect.
Posted on Feb 22, 2013
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Steve Sack, Cagle Cartoons, The Minneapolis Star Tribune —
Posted on Feb 8, 2013
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mindfrieze (CC BY-SA 2.0)
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The Defense Department announced Friday that it has begun firing most of its 46,000 temporary personnel in advance of automatic budget cuts of about $50 billion that are expected in March.
Posted on Jan 25, 2013
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By Joe Conason — A prolonged confrontation over the nation’s debt ceiling—unlike the “fiscal cliff,” which provoked many scary headlines—could truly be grave for both America and the world.
Posted on Jan 18, 2013
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AP/Rich Pedroncelli
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“Despite such terminology as ‘fiscal cliff’ and ‘debt ceiling,’ ” writes Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., “the great debate taking place in Washington now has relatively little to do with financial issues. It is all about ideology.”
Posted on Jan 9, 2013
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A look at the day’s political happenings, including Gabrielle Giffords’ new PAC, Elizabeth Warren admonishing AIG and Nate Silver talking politics and data analysis on Reddit.
Posted on Jan 8, 2013
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A look at the day’s political happenings, including President Obama’s picks to round out his national security team, Hillary Clinton’s first day back at work since suffering a concussion and Donald Trump running his mouth again.
Posted on Jan 7, 2013
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Just because the fiscal cliff may have been averted—at least for now—doesn’t mean all the economic issues and problems facing this country have magically disappeared along with the manufactured crisis.
Posted on Jan 7, 2013
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Paresh Nath, Cagle Cartoons, The Khaleej Times, UAE —
Posted on Jan 7, 2013
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John Cole, Cagle Cartoons, The Scranton Times-Tribune —
Posted on Jan 7, 2013
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Randall Enos, Cagle Cartoons —
Posted on Jan 7, 2013
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Aislin, Cagle Cartoons, The Montreal Gazette —
Posted on Jan 7, 2013
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Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other “Left, Right & Center” panelists consider the fiscal cliff deal and the issues it left untouched: the debt ceiling and the threat of “reform” to social services. They also dissect the re-election of John Boehner as speaker of the House as well as the FTC’s decision on Google and antitrust and anti-competition laws.
Posted on Jan 4, 2013
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Christo Komarnitski, Cagle Cartoons, Bulgaria —
Posted on Jan 4, 2013
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B.S. Wise (CC BY 2.0)
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“The fiscal cliff deal, approved by Congress on New Year’s Day, eliminates most of the more than $1.4 billion in remaining funding from the federal health law for new nonprofit, customer-owned health plans designed to compete against the major for-profit insurers,” reports MedPage Today.
Posted on Jan 4, 2013
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By David Sirota — During the halcyon 1990s, we labeled annual congressional temper tantrums for what they were: standard, if boring, budget impasses.
Posted on Jan 4, 2013
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Photo illustration from an image by Colin Grey (CC-BY)
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This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The fiscal cliff is delayed, the 113th Congress is sworn in, the NDAA is signed, the Violence Against Women Act is killed and the LA Times is reborn.
Posted on Jan 4, 2013
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This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The fiscal cliff is delayed, the 113th Congress is sworn in, the NDAA is signed, the Violence Against Women Act is killed and the L.A. Times is reborn.
Posted on Jan 4, 2013
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Flickr/Chrissy Downunder
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By Eugene Robinson — To say that Congress looked like a clown show this week is an insult to self-respecting clowns.
Posted on Jan 3, 2013
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Perhaps the bookers over at Fox News decided to get Rep. Adam Smith, one of 16 Democrats who voted against the fiscal cliff deal, on “Fox & Friends” on Wednesday because they thought the congressman would agree with the program’s hosts. If that was the case, they were sorely mistaken.
Posted on Jan 2, 2013
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A look at the day’s political happenings, including an update on Hillary Clinton’s health and a House Republican who says you shouldn’t send any more donations to his fellow GOP congressmen.
Posted on Jan 2, 2013
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By E.J. Dionne, Jr. — To be deemed a serious analyst at the moment seems to require a lot of hand-wringing and sneering over how awful Congress looked over the last few days as it rushed a fiscal cliff deal into law. So permit me to burn my membership card in the League of Commentators and Pundits.
Posted on Jan 2, 2013
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Democracy Now!
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Phony-baloney tax cuts, a delay in spending reductions, an increase in the deficit and lots more work to be done—Heidi Moore at The Guardian details the fiscal cliff solution that isn’t.
Posted on Jan 2, 2013
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By Robert Reich — The last time the debt ceiling had to be raised, in 2011, Republicans demanded major cuts in programs for the poor as well as Medicare and Social Security. They got some concessions from the White House but didn’t get what they wanted—which led us to the fiscal cliff. So we’ve come full circle.
Posted on Jan 2, 2013
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Daryl Cagle, CagleCartoons.com —
Posted on Jan 2, 2013
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A look at the day’s political happenings, including the House vote on the fiscal cliff deal Tuesday night and President Obama marks the 150th anniversary of one of the most famous presidential proclamations. (UPDATED)
Posted on Jan 1, 2013
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Flickr/401(K) 2012
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Instead of deficit reduction, it appears the fiscal cliff deal that was passed in the Senate early Tuesday morning would only add to the federal government’s budget problems.
Posted on Jan 1, 2013
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Economists predicted the fighting would last six months when World War I broke out in 1914. Wars were too expensive to be sustained, and the approaching fiscal cliffs would soon enough force the nations involved to negotiate a peace treaty. But they didn’t, because those governments simply printed more money, Michael Hudson writes in the first of a series at CounterPunch.
Posted on Jan 1, 2013
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TexasGOPVote.com
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By casting their ballots in favor of a deal that would avert the so-called fiscal cliff early Tuesday morning, senators overwhelmingly blocked a pay increase for themselves and members of the House that President Obama recently approved via an executive order.
Posted on Jan 1, 2013
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By Robert Reich — The fiscal cliff deal that emerged from the Senate on New Year’s Eve is a lousy one. Let me count the ways.
Posted on Jan 1, 2013
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Paresh Nath, Cagle Cartoons, The Khaleej Times, UAE —
Posted on Jan 1, 2013
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A look at the day’s political happenings, including a marriage milestone in Maryland and Politics Today’s pick for the 2012 video of the year.
Posted on Dec 31, 2012
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It’s not just the fiscal cliff people are tired of hearing about—it’s the phrase as well. “Fiscal cliff” topped the 38th annual List of Words to Be Banished from the Queen’s English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness. That and 11 other terms made up this year’s compilation.
Posted on Dec 31, 2012
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Randall Enos, Cagle Cartoons —
Posted on Dec 31, 2012
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Taylor Jones, Cagle Cartoons, El Nuevo Dia, Puerto Rico —
Posted on Dec 31, 2012
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Aislin, Cagle Cartoons, The Montreal Gazette —
Posted on Dec 31, 2012
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Bill Day, Cagle Cartoons —
Posted on Dec 31, 2012
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Forget the Times Square ball drop in New York City. The most dramatic moment of New Year’s Eve 2012 will most likely happen on Capitol Hill.
Posted on Dec 30, 2012
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TexasGOPVote.com
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Looking for a job where being unproductive and ineffective won’t hurt your chances of getting a raise? Try being a member of Congress!
Posted on Dec 30, 2012
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