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Schumer: Debt limit deal must include revenues
WASHINGTON – One day after the debt limit negotiations fell into disarray, Sen. Chuck Schumer made it clear that Democrats won’t accept any deal that doesn’t include revenue increases along with spending cuts. “Make no mistake: there needs to be revenues in any deal,” the New York Democrat told reporters…
2012 Republican Gary Johnson defends WikiLeaks
Republican 2012 presidential candidate Gary Johnson defended WikiLeaks as an agent of government transparency Thursday, breaking with a large bipartisan consensus that the group is a threat to the United States. “Government needs to be transparent,” Johnson, a libertarian, told RT’s The Alyona Show on Thursday evening. “The more transparent…
2012 Republican Gary Johnson defends WikiLeaks
Republican 2012 presidential candidate Gary Johnson defended WikiLeaks as an agent of government transparency Thursday, breaking with a large bipartisan consensus that the group is a threat to the United States. “Government needs to be transparent,” Johnson, a libertarian, told RT’s The Alyona Show on Thursday evening. “The more transparent…
2012 Republican Gary Johnson defends WikiLeaks
Republican 2012 presidential candidate Gary Johnson defended WikiLeaks as an agent of government transparency Thursday, breaking with a large bipartisan consensus that the group is a threat to the United States. “Government needs to be transparent,” Johnson, a libertarian, told RT’s The Alyona Show on Thursday evening. “The more transparent…
Olbermann plays clips from pot movies to discuss legalization
Discussing a new measure by Reps. Ron Paul (R-TX) and Barney Frank (D-MA) to lift the federal ban on marijuana, Current TV’s Keith Olbermann played clips from pot movies and cracked a few jokes. He splashed segments from Reefer Madness (which he called “a great watch if you’re baked”), Easy…
Romney ad quotes Obama’s ‘one-term proposition’ if economy falters
WASHINGTON – A devastating new ad from 2012 Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney quotes President Barack Obama’s early promise that he “will be held accountable” for the economy and face a “one-term proposition” if it fails to improve. Amidst an ominous backdrop of dire economic news including rising foreclosures and misery…
GOP leader Cantor pulls out of debt limit talks
WASHINGTON – House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) abruptly pulled out of debt limit negotiations Thursday, citing an impasse on taxes, with the deadline to raise the ceiling or begin defaulting just six weeks away. “I believe that we have identified trillions in spending cuts,” Cantor said in a statement,…
Senate GOP leader: Republicans more willing to be anti-war when a Dem is president
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) admitted Wednesday that the growing anti-war streak within the Republican Party was made possible by the presence of a Democrat in the White House. “I do think there’s more of a tendency to pull together when the guy in the White House is on…
Pawlenty, Huntsman attack Romney on health care
WASHINGTON – Two rivals for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination are attacking former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney where it hurts the most: health care. The moves mark the start of the race to challenge Romney, the clear frontrunner, by highlighting his key vulnerability with the conservative base. Former Minnesota governor…
Report: Sarah Palin quits bus tour halfway through, retreats to Alaska
WASHINGTON – Amid diminishing media interest, Sarah Palin has quit her high-profile bus tour halfway through and returned to Alaska with her family, according to RealClearPolitics. The move puts a damper on widespread speculations that Palin’s “One Nation” bus tour, which launched on Memorial Day, was a precursor to a…
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