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Marco Rubio's Immigration Plan Offers Real Promise
Tweet Share on Facebook January 15, 2013 CommentFlorida Sen. Marco Rubio has walked up to the third rail of Republican primary politics and grabbed it firmly with both hands. He's taking on immigration, proposing a new, comprehensive way to deal with the issue, and deserves considerable credit for doing so.
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President Obama's Press Conference Was Full of Nothing
Tweet Share on Facebook January 14, 2013 CommentPresident Barack Obama met the White House press corps today for an exchange that was, not unremarkably, devoid of news. It did, however, make me miss Johnny Carson.
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Obama, Boehner, and the Coming Fight Over the Debt Ceiling
Tweet Share on Facebook January 9, 2013 CommentAccording to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geitner, the United States reached the federal debt limit and, forgive the pun, is living on borrowed time.
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Trillion Dollar Platinum Coin Trick Doesn't Pass the Laugh Test
Tweet Share on Facebook January 8, 2013 CommentIt's not clear when, exactly, the federal government will hit the debt ceiling. The Democrats and the Republicans are, nevertheless, both making preparations so that whenever it happens they will be ready.
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Professional Gadfly Chuck Hagel Is a Bizarre Choice for Defense
Tweet Share on Facebook January 8, 2013 CommentIn selecting Republican former senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska as his nominee for Secretary of Defense, President Barack Obama maintains a recent tradition going back to the Clinton administration of having a Republican—or at least a former Republican—in charge at the Pentagon.
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The Winner of Republican Bickering Is President Obama
Tweet Share on Facebook January 3, 2013 CommentWith 220 votes, fewer than he might have liked but more than enough to do the job, Ohio Republican Rep. John Boehner was re-elected Thursday as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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GOP Got Its Way in Fiscal Cliff Deal
Tweet Share on Facebook January 2, 2013 CommentAmerica went over the fiscal cliff on Jan. 1, 2013. Just as promptly, as though attached to a bungee cord, it snapped right back up to the edge thanks to an agreement hastily hammered out between Vice President Joe Biden and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell.
