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President Obama Comments on the Possibility of a Grand Bargain
Read moreIn an initially off-the-record interview with the Des Moines Register, President Obama outlined his vision for his second term. As you would expect...
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Getting Closer: Fiscal Cliff Number One Concern for Investors
Read moreWonkblog's Suzy Khimm reports on two new surveys showing that investor concern over the fiscal cliff has well overtaken their concern about Europe's...
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Line Items: Debate Edition
Read moreUp for Debate – Election 2012 is entering the final stretch and it is still up for grabs. The presidential contest has been marked more by missteps...
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Why Debt Matters for National Security
Read moreTonight is the last presidential debate with questions focused on foreign policy, but it would be a mistake to forget about debt. Our foreign policy...
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Alarms Grow Louder as Fiscal Cliff Draws Closer
Read moreThis blog has been cross-posted at FixTheDebt.org. It may not be as popular as Justin Bieber, but the fiscal cliff is getting plenty of notice as of...
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Bipartisan Policy Center Releases a "Framework for a Grand Bargain"
Read moreWith Congress in recess until after the elections, a plan to replace the fiscal cliff with a comprehensive debt deal will have to get done during the...
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Op-Ed: Governing After Over-Promising
Read moreThe Government We Deserve | October 18, 2012 For almost anyone following closely our presidential candidates’ statements, it is absolutely clear that...
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Fact Checking The Debates: Round III
Read moreTonight at 9 PM on the grounds of Hofstra University is the second presidential debate and the only debate with a town hall format. This will allow...
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MY VIEW: Tim Penny October 2012
Read moreFormer Congressman and CRFB Board Member Tim Penny (D-MN) writes in today's The Hill that even with both parties laying out different plans this...
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Op-Ed: Agreeing on the Debt
Read moreThe Hill | October 16, 2012 In representing the great people of southern Minnesota for 12 years in Congress, I witnessed my share of partisan...
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AIG Drives TARP Estimate Lower
Read moreThe CBO has released its newest estimate of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), showing that it would cost taxpayers a total of $24 billion...
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Fact Checking the Debates: Round 2
Read moreVice President Joe Biden and Representive Paul Ryan (R-WI) will take the stage in Kentucky tonight at 9:00 PM E.T. in the Vice Presidential Debate. In...