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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 “at least” $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: Sting, Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Prosecution, Patty Murray, Elections
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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: Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Max Baucus, Fred Upton, Agriculture, Patty Murray
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The next deficit deal: There's a rough road ahead
WASHINGTON (AP) — The special panel's goal is lofty: concoct a deal both parties will embrace to slash federal deficits by a mammoth $1.5 trillion or more over the next decade. Yet from the moment House and Senate leaders appoint the 12 members...Tags: Government Health Care, U.S. Department of Defense, Kent Conrad, Budgets and Budgeting, Republican Party
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How to retire Dennis Kucinich or Marcy Kaptur: Put both Dems in the same Ohio district
Top of the TicketMarcy Kaptur has 11 House terms; Dennis Kucinich has eight. One of them will retire after 2012.... -
Toomey selected for new debt 'super committee'
Pennsylvania Ave.Just yesterday, during a luncheon talk in Harrisburg, U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey told the crowd that he'd love to be on Congress' new so-called "super committee," but felt he was a long shot. Turns out positioning himself over seven months...... -
Second banana contenders, anyone?
Change of SubjectIn another thread, GregJ speculates that Herman Cain and Rick Santorum are looking like "solid" vice presidential picks for whomever the GOP nominee ends up being (assuming, as I think most of us do, that it won't be Cain or...... -
Is Tuesday looking so bad that even Dennis Kucinich is an endangered species?
Top of the TicketDemocrat Dennis Kucinich faces strong political headwinds in his bid for an eighth House term.... -
Joe Biden wrong again, Sarah Palin nails her picks, big-name losers and where was Hillary Clinton?
Top of the TicketMidterm election news nuggets on Ike Skelton, John Spratt, Barney Frank, Joseph Cao, Loretta Sanchez, Van Tran and Fox News.... -
Dems Keep Senate Majority, GOP Grabs 5 Seats
Associated PressDemocrats retained their Senate majority Tuesday, losing five seats but winning key races in West Virginia and California. Republicans scored big gains, taking Senate seats from Democrats in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arkansas, North Dakota and Indiana....Tags: Florida, Lawyers, Executive Branch, Government, Charlie Crist
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Ticket Replay: Cheney says don't blame Bush for nation's economic meltdown
Top of the TicketAs the holiday season unfolds, our thoughts on The Ticket turn to working not quite so hard for a few days. So we are re-publishing some of our favorite or most-read items from 2009. This item originally appeared on March...... -
Ohio Senate: Casting a net for Fisher
The SwampIn case you're wondering what he looks like, here's Ohio Lt. Gov Lee Fisher, who won't be standing with President Obama today in Youngstown. (AP/Jason Miller) by James Oliphant Does Lee Fisher, Ohio's Democratic candidate for Senate, consider President......Tags: Barack Obama, John Boccieri, Democratic Party, Politics, Ted Strickland
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