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Gun control president goes after pressure cookers?
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CT court employees face tough questions over conflicts of interest
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Stimulus That! Archive: December 2012
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Ten hours to the fiscal cliff: What should you do?
The fiscal cliff is coming in 10 hours. We might throw ourselves a lifeline, or we might go over. What can you do? Published December 31 2012
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The Russian anti-US adoption ban: Putin is an ass
The plight of Russian orphans is an international disgrace. Calling Putin an "ass" over the adoption ban is diplomatic sugar-coating. Published December 30 2012
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Slouching to the fiscal cliff
After months of breathless discussion, it's come to this: Does anybody care? Published December 27 2012
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Obama's Christmas wish: Ladies dancing and lords a leaping - off a fiscal cliff
The laws of physics don't apply to the fiscal cliff; it works according to the laws of cartoons. Obama is the Roadrunner. Who's Wyle E. Coyote? Published December 24 2012
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Boehner holds press conference to explain Plan B failure
After last night's dramatic rejection of Boehner's "Plan B" by House GOP, the ball is back with the Senate and the White House. Like Eric Cartman, the House is going home. Published December 21 2012
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President Obama's press conference: Guns and the fiscal cliff
The President held a press conference today which focused on two issues: The fiscal cliff, and gun violence. On the first item there was nothing new. On the second, Joe Biden is forming a committee. Published December 19 2012
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The fiscal cliff: Are Boehner and Obama really Mayan?
The President has signaled compromise in fiscal cliff negotiations Published December 18 2012
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Fourteen days to the fiscal cliff: Boehner on a tightrope
Boehner made some important concessions this weekend in the fiscal cliff talks. Unfortunately, they don't do anything to correct our fiscal dysfunction. Published December 17 2012
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27 days to the fiscal cliff: Taxes versus tax rates
The Republicans have countered President Obama's "laughable" proposal with one of their own. Surprise! No hike in tax rates! Published December 4 2012
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Countdown to Armageddon: 28 days to the fiscal cliff
We're about to go over the fiscal cliff. As long as we can't get off the ride, let's look at the scenery and ask how we got here. Published December 3 2012
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