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    Shields and Brooks on Obama's Bargaining Skills, Fiscal Mandates and Filibusters

    Nov 30, 2012 11:27 PM EDT

    ... Republicans are not stupid. They sort of understand that. And so they went through a process. The day after, Boehner said, OK, revenues, but not rates, and some began to drift over, OK, rates. And so you have had movement, until Friday or until yesterday, Thursday, when Tim Geithner goes ...

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    Talking Revenue, Filibuster Reform and Transition to Senate With Jeff Flake

    Nov 29, 2012 11:26 PM EDT

    ... not sure what they are. RAY SUAREZ: Are you one of those members who's staked out a position on whether it has to be rates or effective revenue and not rates? JEFF FLAKE: Right. Well, I think it can be effective revenue. It obviously depends on where you put ...

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    Republicans Signal Willingness for Flexibility on Revenues

    Nov 26, 2012 02:28 PM EDT

    ... joined the chorus Monday, telling CBS News that he was "not obligated on the pledge." But Democrats signaled that Republicans would need to accept higher rates and not just additional revenues if a deal was going to happen. "Let the rates go up to 39 percent," Senate Majority Whip Dick ...

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    Clinton Heading to Middle East as Attacks Intensify

    Nov 20, 2012 02:02 PM EDT

    ... conversation here or below: EmbedVideo(5017, 482, 304); FACE THE FACTS Tuesday's tidbit from NewsHour partner Face the Facts USA focuses on low mortgage rates. Rates are at a historic low, averaging 3.56 percent in mid-2012. Go back 30 years to 1982, and the average was a ...

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    Shields and Brooks Talk Petraeus, Fiscal Cliff and Obama's Emotional Gratitude

    Nov 09, 2012 11:39 PM EDT

    ... Senate, we would have a deal. And I do think there is room for revenue. There is a distinction that Boehner makes between raising the rates, which the president wants to go up to 39.5 or 39.6, and keeping the rates the same, but closing loopholes to get ...

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    Are Public Pensioners Safe?

    Oct 26, 2012 03:18 PM EDT

    ... know what I read. As regards health care, the state looks to be in relatively good shape. In FY 2010, Arizona "had a $713 million bill for retiree health care costs," according to a Pew Foundation study, "69 percent of which was funded, well above the 8 percent national average ...

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    Stage Smaller, Stakes Just as High as President Prepares for His Moment

    Sep 06, 2012 12:59 PM EDT

    President Obama made a brief appearance with former President Clinton at the convention hall in Charlotte on Wednesday evening. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images. CHARLOTTE, N.C. | President Obama has given plenty of high-stakes speeches. They have been moments to reset his agenda, set pieces to outline the direction he plans to take the country...

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    Shields and Brooks Wrap on 2012 Republican National Convention

    Aug 31, 2012 10:41 PM EDT

    Shields and Brooks Wrap on 2012 Republican National Convention

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    Obama Leads in New Poll, Plays Defense Over Small Business Comment

    Jul 25, 2012 01:29 PM EDT

    Campaign buttons are for sale as President Obama speaks at an event in Oakland, Calif., on Monday. Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images. One thing we know for certain: Polls taken in July don't tell us what will happen on Election Day. But what surprised pollsters who conducted the new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll released late...

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    Health Reform on the Brink: Uninsured in Missouri

    Apr 16, 2012 01:58 PM EDT

    Editor's Note: This story is part of a series profiling the views of ordinary Americans and their experiences -- good, bad or indifferent -- with the health care reform law. The stories are told from the perspective of the interviewees. They do not reflect the views of the PBS NewsHour. There's no way -- just...