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Pence still attacking Planned Parenthood, says budget deal ‘not good enough’
Tea party favorite Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) said Sunday that he was unlikely to support the new budget deal because it doesn’t strip all funds for Planned Parenthood. The last-minute deal between House Republicans and Democrats aimed to slash over $38 billion from government spending levels. Pence argued on ABC’s…
D.C. residents pledge to dump trash at Boehner’s house
A government shutdown could literally be a mess for House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH). Thousands of the Washington, D.C. residents who will be without trash service if the government shuts its doors are promising to take their garbage to the Speaker’s residence. A Facebook page is inviting people to join…
No deal after Obama’s late-night budget talks
WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Barack Obama failed to break a budget impasse with Republicans during dramatic late-night talks, though he said the two sides were creeping toward a deal to avert a government shutdown. Obama met Republican House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner and Democratic Senate leader Harry Reid late…
Obama leads late-night budget talks
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama held crunch late-night talks with Washington’s top Republican seeking a deal to break a budget impasse threatening to shutter swathes of the US government. Obama earlier told Republicans to “quit playing games” while they accused him of lacking leadership, as a Friday deadline loomed to…
Tea party-induced government shutdown could delay tax refunds
WASHINGTON – Well, this probably isn’t what tea partiers had in mind. The right-wing activists who chanted “shut it down!” at a Capitol Hill rally last week might be less than pleased to learn that a government shutdown may delay tax refunds — particularly for paper returns, which would be…
Shutdown nears as Congress struggles to find budget deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — With a government shutdown looming, congressional negotiators were to meet again on Wednesday and could be called to the White House for a second meeting with President Barack Obama to search for a deal to keep agencies running beyond Friday. The two sides must resolve what programs…
Government shutdown looms as budget deadline nears with little progress
WASHINGTON – With just 11 days left to break the stalemate and strike a budget deal with President Barack Obama, Congress on Monday faced the growing prospect of a government shutdown as negotiations had borne little fruit. Neither party has the patience to continue funding the government in few-week increments,…
Exclusive: Progressive groups launch campaign to fight GOP’s ‘War on Women’
WASHINGTON – A trio of progressive and women’s groups will unveil a new front in their ongoing campaign Friday afternoon calling on House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) to “stop the war on women,” Raw Story has first learned – a reference to the anti-abortion measures Republicans are advancing. The abortion-rights…
Obama, allies, defend handling of Libya
WASHINGTON – The White House and key allies hit back Wednesday at sharp criticism of President Barack Obama’s handling of strikes on Libya, saying the future of US ties with emerging Muslim leaders was at stake. But Republican House Speaker John Boehner pressed Obama in a tough-worded letter to explain…
Donald Trump reveals he’s a birther
Donald Trump isn’t even running for president yet, but he is already gearing up for the primaries by pandering to the Republican base. In an interview with ABC News’ Ashleigh Banfield that aired Thursday, Trump said he had some doubts that President Barack Obama was a U.S. citizen. “Everybody that…
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