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Reid, McConnell near deal to end shutdown, raise $16.7T debt limit — An emerging Senate deal would raise the nation's $16.7 trillion debt ceiling until mid-February, according to Senate aides. — There were conflicting claims on how long the extension would last, with one aide saying …
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Ted Cruz Could Force a Debt Default All by Himself — Here's a cheerful thought as Congress remains deadlocked over the debt ceiling and the hours tick away toward default: Senator Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), who basically forced the shutdown and whose own private polls have convinced …
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Senate Debt Limit Framework Emerges (Updated) — Updated 7:27 p.m. | Senate leaders appeared to be closing in on a framework for a deal to avert a default on the nation's debt on Monday afternoon. — The emerging plan would reopen the government until Jan. 15, 2014 …
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Dems dare GOP to provoke another hostage crisis during 2014 elections
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Senate leaders nearing a deal
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The GOP's Backdoor Impeachment Scheme
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NSA collects millions of e-mail address books globally — The National Security Agency is harvesting hundreds of millions of contact lists from personal e-mail and instant messaging accounts around the world, many of them belonging to Americans, according to senior intelligence officials …
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Sarah Palin: Barack Obama flirts with impeachment — President Barack Obama is risking “impeachable” offenses with the way he is handling the debt limit debate, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said in a post on her Facebook page Monday. — “Defaulting on our national debt is an impeachable offense …
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Ugly rebel yell in front of the White House — If you want to curdle the blood of an African American and send a message of menace without resorting to burning a cross on the lawn or marching around in white sheets all one need do is wave the Confederate flag.
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Million Vet March Organizers: We Were ‘Hijacked for Political Gain’
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Tea Partier Larry Klayman to Obama: ‘Put the Quran down’
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Veterans Slam Tea Party Politicians For Hijacking Protest Against War Memorial Closures
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Sarah Palin's coming to Iowa
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How federal cronies built — and botched — Healthcare.gov — Many contractors for Healthcare.gov site seem to have been picked based on past government work rather than IT expertise — The biggest problem with Healthcare.gov seems simple enough: It was built by people who are apparently far …
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Obamacare's Website Is Crashing Because It Doesn't Want You To Know How Costly Its Plans Are
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Robert Gibbs: People Should Be Fired For ‘Excruciatingly Embarrassing’ Obamacare Rollout
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Is The Shutdown Bailing The White House Out on Obamacare?
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Poll: Republicans losing no-win game — All of Washington's elected leaders earn negative marks for handling budget negotiations, but the public's ire toward Republicans in Congress has hardened quicker than disapproval of President Obama and Democrats through a fortnight of failed negotiations.
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Disapproval of GOP Peaks in Blame for the Budget Crisis
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Government shutdown unleashes racism — Question: If Ted Cruz and John Boehner were both on a sinking ship, who would be saved? — Answer: America. — Harsh? Look around you at what is happening to America and you will see harsh. I am not talking about closed parks and monuments.
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Senators Near Fiscal Deal, but the House Is Uncertain — WASHINGTON — Senate leaders neared the completion Monday night of a bipartisan deal to raise the debt ceiling and end the government shutdown while the rest of the world braced for the possibility of an American default that could set off a global financial disaster.
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North Andover High Punishes Teen For Giving Drunken Pal Ride Home From Party — NORTH ANDOVER (CBS) — It's tough for Eleanor Cox to talk about how heartbroken her daughter Erin is over the punishment she received for doing what she thought was right. — “She's very fragile and I'm worried about her.
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What Republican Suicide Would Look Like — As most are now aware, the Republican Party is taking a beating at the polls. GOP favorability is now at historic lows and they are taking the brunt of the blame for the government shutdown. — These numbers are bad enough for Republicans.
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Angela Ahrendts to Join Apple as Senior Vice President of Retail and Online Stores — Apple® today announced that Angela Ahrendts, CEO of Burberry, will be joining Apple in a newly created position, as a senior vice president and member of our executive team, reporting to CEO Tim Cook.
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