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... he said. And one of the things he said was that he has plans for a second term. The first is to get over this fiscal cliff. And the second is to do a big push on immigration, so, a budget deal, then immigration reform. So, to him, immigration reform ...
... I was reminded that this is all that matters in politics. No budget agreement? It's because John Boehner and President Obama stopped talking. Looming fiscal cliff? It's because congressional Democrats and congressional Republicans can't afford to look weak. That's all inside chatter. But if you're ...
... Q1 via @ducky1234: Will they address the mounting debt? #pbselection — PBS NewsHour Live (@NewsHour_Live) October 15, 2012 A1 Highly likely debt/deficit spending issues/fiscal cliff will come up during debate. Consistently ranks high on top voter worries — Christina Bellantoni (@cbellantoni) October 15, 2012 Q2 via @mdhillraiser: Will they ...
... university's demographics. Tune in to the NewsHour at 6 p.m. ET for more. The Washington Post takes a front-page dive off the fiscal cliff, looking at the competing congressional efforts to avoid disaster this winter. Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., was asked about the hypothetical rape of ...
... the beginning of 2013, 2014, what do you see? MOHAMED A. EL-ERIAN: So, the first thing is, I tell the politicians, please remove the fiscal cliff, because if the fiscal cliff occurs, and we get 4 percent of GDP disorderly cuts in spending and then across-the-board increase ...
... the spending, the less unemployment. The wheel then turns. Maybe we're heading for a Titanic iceberg, as some of my friends predict. Maybe the fiscal cliff bodes ill. But for those who think we can hang in there and muddle through, good news. To view a particular city, click ...
... s been trying for the past five years to thrust science into the spotlight of the presidential campaign. A monetary minstrel named Merle Hazard sings "Fiscal Cliff" for Paul Solman. Solman also assesses the unemployment numbers on his own jobless scale. Former President Bill Clinton spoke with reporters at the ...
... system and normalizing trade with Russia. In addition, the decisions on taxes and spending have few clear paths to resolution as politicians look over a fiscal cliff. Lawmakers will be in Washington for about two weeks between now and Election Day. As early as Thursday, they will vote on the ...
... avoid automatic spending cuts and tax hikes in January. Boehner said House Republicans have done what's needed by passing bills to avoid the looming fiscal cliff. Instead, he put the blame squarely on Senate Democrats and the president. REP. JOHN BOEHNER, R-Ohio: Well, I'm not confident at ...
... my advice would be focus on the two things we're certain -- or three things we're certain of. First, we know there's a fiscal cliff coming in December. Which of these two gentlemen is more likely to control the Congress to getting a deal? Because there's a ...
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