Howard Dean: Obama Might Drive Me Out Of The Democratic Party
“What the hell are they thinking?” the former DNC chair asks about Obama’s proposed budget. The Democrats’ civil war?
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How Much Obama’s Budget Plan Would Actually Cost Seniors
Chained CPI can seem abstract — here’s how much it would shave off seniors’ monthly Social Security checks.
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Republican Plan To Turn The Tables On Chained CPI Falls Flat
Greg Walden’s scheme to co-opt progressive messaging and attack Obama appears to leave him out in the cold.
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Obama Seeks To Allay Liberals’ Concerns Over His Budget
“I don’t believe that all these ideas are optimal,” the president says.
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The Progressive Honeymoon Is Over
Obama trolls his base with his new budget.
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The Best Of The Internet’s Reaction To George Osborne Joining Twitter
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has started tweeting ahead of his Budget announcement. And everyone is determined to give him a warm welcome.
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Dick Morris Slams Paul Ryan’s Budget
“Why lose 10 years of elections to mess with those programs?” the pundit says of changes to Medicare.
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White House: Fear The Ryan Budget
Confusion over why Republicans are doing this again after losing in 2012.
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Paul Ryan Accidentally Says He Is “Destroying The Health Care System”
Oops.
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Democrats Gear Up To Bash Paul Ryan’s Latest Budget Proposal
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee looks to hit Republicans again on cuts to Medicare.
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Obama Signs Order To Begin Spending Cuts
President Barack Obama on Friday signed the sequestration order authorizing the government to begin cutting $85 billion.
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Budget Cuts May Hit Red States Harder
Many of the areas hit hardest by the coming sequester are those with Republican representatives in Congress. A BuzzFeed original analysis.
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Congressional Offices Brace For Spending Cuts As Sequester Looms
“We’re prepared for the worst,” a House Republican aide says. Cuts are set to take effect March 1.
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Obama To Ask Congress To Avert Sequester With Short-Term Agreement
Wants tens of billions of dollars in spending cuts and revenue increases.
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Senate May Finally Pass A Budget, But A Hashtag Won’t Be Why
Shifting political landscape in the Senate and successful messaging by House Republicans combine to force first likely budget in years. Sorry, #nobudgetnopay
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46 Penny-Pinching Ways To Save A Lot Of Money This Year
The little things really add up. Admit it: there’s a small part of you that relates to the ladies on Extreme Couponing.
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House Republicans Go Both Ways On Budget Math
Boehner objects to gimmicks when Obama tries them.
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Three Arrested After Naked AIDS Protesters Take Over John Boehner’s Office
“These draconian budget cuts will actually result in the conservative loss of 600,000 people with AIDS’ lives around the world,” protester says of possible “fiscal cliff” cuts. Note: Some photos and videos include said naked protesters.
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Obama’s 2008 Town Hall Debate Promises
The President heads into a similar format against Mitt Romney tonight at Hofstra University on Long Island.
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Paul Ryan Hopes Wisconsin Will “Save America”
The state has become the site of 2012’s apocalyptic political battles. The ideological heartland.
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America, Meet Paul Ryan
The wonky Wisconsin congressman is only 42. Two sources tell BuzzFeed he’ll be Mitt Romney’s running mate.
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Netanyahu Breaks With Romney, Cuts Spending But Increases Taxes
They agree on foreign policy, but not how to handle deficits.
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McCaskill Claims The Senate Passed A Budget In August
In August, the Senate passed the Budget Control Act which created spending caps, but the Senate Parliamentarian ruled that the bill was not a budget resolution earlier this year.
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Obama’s Budget Would Have The National Debt Break $25 Trillion By 2021
Latest budget request cuts the deficit — but the national debt will keep breaking records over the next decade. The administration makes the case that the debt will actually fall as a share of GDP, but as the second chart below shows, that’s a drop in the bucket — and depends on rosy GDP projections.
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Why Obama Wants To Refight The Battles Of 2011 In His New Budget
Most of these proposals have been proposed before, as Obama challenges Republicans to block them once again. It’s Jobs Act II.
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Republicans Say Obama Broke His Promise To Cut The Deficit
“President Obama, you broke your promise — I’ll never forget that. New web video from the Republican National Committee.
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Gov. Rick Perry Cut 75% Of The Texas Volunteer Fire Department Funding
The Republican presidential frontrunner’s anti-government stance turns deadly as Texas suffers the worst wild fires the state has ever seen. (via salon.com) View List ›
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The 2011 Debt Crisis Summed Up In Two Minutes
This video shows exactly how the Tea Party, The Democrats, The GOP, the President and the media all look to the majority of Americans as they “handle” the Washington DC manufactured debt crisis of 2011. Hold that line, assholes. Watch Video ›
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45 More Photos Of The Riots In Greece
Despite massive and often violent protests against them, severe austerity measures have been passed by the Greek parliament. This paves the way for emergency bailout loans from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund that are intended to prevent a total collapse of Greece’s economy and stabilize global markets. Here are some more photos from the ongoing riots that have erupted in the streets of Athens as a response to the painful budget cuts. View List ›
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Democrat Wins Upset Thanks To Republican Medicare Plan
In what could be an ominous portent for the GOP in 2012, Democrat Kathleen Hochul defeated Republican Jane Corwin in a conservative-leaning district, thanks largely to Paul Ryan’s politically toxic Medicare overhaul. Let the intraparty recriminations and Republican infighting begin! View List ›
