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Wrong cure, wrong problem
The official name for the group of 12 U.S. House and Senate members charged with finding Āat leastĀ $1.5 trillion in cuts to the federal deficit by Thanksgiving is the Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction. Unofficially, the group usually is called the...Tags: Maryland, Celebrities, James E Clyburn, Sting, Christopher Van Hollen Jr.
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Will the next farm bill be written by budget cutters?
The biggest activity in Washington between now and Thanksgiving is the focus on the so-called “super committee,” those 12 Democrats and Republicans charged with reducing the deficit by $1.5 trillion over the next 10 years. Lobbyists,...Tags: Xavier Becerra, Collin Peterson, Kent Conrad, Democratic Party, Budgets and Budgeting
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Politicians from Washington state react to President Obama's speech
Q13 FOX News OnlineMoments after President Barak Obama finished his speech to the Joint Session of Congress on September 8, politicians in Washington state published their reactions to President Obama’s American Jobs Act. Here are some excerpts from the statements...Tags: Maria Cantwell, Energy Saving, Adam Smith, Dow Constantine, Barack Obama
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McManus: Pity the 'super committee'
Pity the poor "super committee." Congress' special task force on the deficit already had a mission that looked nearly impossible: producing a plan to reduce the federal government's fiscal gap by $1.2 trillion over 10 years. And then the job got harder....Tags: Democratic Party, Jeb Hensarling, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton
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Former Bush aide Stanzel may run against Senator Cantwell
CNNFormer Bush White House aide Scott Stanzel is flirting with a Republican Senate bid in Washington state to take on incumbent Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell in the 2012 election. Despite his years of service inside the beltway, Stanzel said the economic...Tags: Washington, DC, Democratic Party, Republican Party, CNN (tv network), Barack Obama
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Former Washington Gov. Rosellini dead at 101
Q13 FOX News OnlineFormer Washington State Governor Albert D. Rosellini has died, theĀ Seattle Times reported Monday. Rosellini was born in Tacoma January 21, 1910. He studied law at the University of Washington and was elected as a Democrat to the state senate in 1938....Tags: Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Elections, Government
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Seattle man fights to remain in the U.S.
Q13 FOX News reporterJennie Tolentino’s son, 24-year-old Earvin Cunanan, is in jail facing an uncertain future. At any time, he could be deported to the Philippines. Tolentino also faces possible deportation. Like her son, she is an illegal immigrant and has lived with...Tags: DREAM Act, Judges, Lawyers, Adam Smith, Deportation
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Murray named to co-chair deficit 'super committee'; RNC slams choice
Q13 FOX News Online & CNNWashington’s Sen. Patty Murray was named as the Senate Democratic co-chair of the congressional “super committee” charged with crafting a plan to cut the U.S. deficit, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Tuesday. Reid said...Tags: Democratic Party, Republican Party, Barack Obama, John Boehner, Reince Priebus
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'Super committee' deal seems unlikely, lawmakers say
Washington BureauThe co-chairs of the congressional "super committee" seemed doubtful the panel would reach a deficit-reduction accord by Monday's deadline, each blaming the other party's unwillingness to budge on the contentious issues of taxes and entitlement spending....Tags: Xavier Becerra, Democratic Party, Fox News Channel (tv network), CNN (tv network), Republican Party
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Obama keeps his distance as deficit committee effort set to fail
Washington BureauPresident Obama appears determined to publicly keep his distance from the congressional super-committee and its failure to put forward a deficit-reduction plan, despite Republican efforts to shift blame to his end of Pennsylvania Avenue. In his first...Tags: Jeff Sessions, MSNBC (tv network), Republican Party, Kevin McCarthy, Barack Obama
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Super committee fails to agree on deficit-reduction plan
Unable to break the partisan stalemate over taxes and Medicare, the congressional "super committee" came to a quiet close as the co-chairs issued a statement saying no deal could be reached by the panel's deadline.
"We have come to the conclusion today...Tags: Government Health Care, Medicare, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Financial Markets
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