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Ryan Budget Plan Clears House Vote

Staff / Truthdig Mar 30, 2012 It's been quite the eventful week in Washington, no? In case the health care hullabaloo at the Supreme Court didn't bring enough action to our nation's capital, over in the halls of Congress there was an equally heated debate about Rep. Paul Ryan's Republican-backed budget plan, which the GOP-heavy House passed Thursday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Not-So-Super Committee

Rick McKee, Cagle Cartoons, The Augusta Chronicle Nov 19, 2011 Dig deeper

Uncle Sisyphus

RJ Matson, Cagle Cartoons, Roll Call Jun 21, 2011 Dig deeper

Budget Watchdog Blames Debt Crisis on Bush Policy

Staff / Truthdig May 25, 2011 The nonpartisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has updated research that projects nearly half of public debt in 2019 will be attributable to President George W. Bush's tax cuts plus the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )