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Wonkbook: Falling off the fiscal cliff
Washington Post (blog)
Lori Montgomery in The Washington Post. Read the full report: http://1.usa.gov/KnQNtM 2) Republicans are divided on what to do if Obamacare is overturned. "Congressional Republicans are divided over what to do if the Supreme Court strikes down all or

Obama still flunking China economic policy test
MarketWatch
By Alan Tonelson WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Thank goodness President Barack Obama and his China advisers aren't running America's schools. Judging by the marks they've given themselves for dealing with the economic threats posed by Beijing's predatory

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Not exactly a truth teller
The Star Democrat
Lest anyone doubt the speech was major, as well as intended to heal the wounds of the Republicans' brutal primary season, USA Today reported backers of all of Romney's opponents were there in force. As some in the media are inclined to do,

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John Boehner: We can't ignore our debt
USA TODAY
By Win McNamee, Getty Images By Win McNamee, Getty Images Last month, a USA TODAY editorial called our debt and deficits "an increasingly urgent national crisis." It is, and one we cannot ignore. Unfortunately, inaction is exactly what the president

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Dick Yarbrough: An open letter to Georgia's public school teachers
Cherokee Tribune
Majority Leader Chip Rogers (R-Woodstock), not exactly the best friend of public education in the state. You should know also that the governor, Mr. Rogers, and Jan Jones all received campaign contributions from Florida-based Charter Schools USA,

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