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House Speaker John Boehner made the short trip up pennsylvania avenue to the white house thursday to talk to president obama about the fiscal cliff. The tax hikes and spending cuts set to kick in january 1st. They met for nearly an hour. Both sides describe the discussion as frank. I think Speaker Boehner has a contentious caucus. The president wants to pretend that spending isnt a problem. Thats why we dont have an agreement. President obama insists on raising taxes on the top 2 of earners, but even he recognizes thats a tough sell. The idea of not raising taxes has become sort of a religion for a lot of members of the republican party. Speaker boehner accuses the president of dragging out negotiations. Unfortunately the white house is so unserious about cutting spending that it appears willing to slowwalk any agreement and walk our economy right up to the fiscal clif ....
Republicans challenged rices explanation of the september 11 attack on the u. S. Mission in benghazi, libya, that killed ambassador Chris Stephens and three others. Five days after that attack, rice appeared on face the nation. We do not have information at present that leads us to conclude this was premeditate or preplanned. Reporter republicans, led by john mccain, charged that the administration already knew that it was a planned terrorist attack. It is clear that the information that she gave the American People was incorrect. Reporter in november, rice testified behind closed doors on capitol hill, but her critices, like senator lindsey graham, were unrelenting. Bottom line, im more disturbed now than i was before that 16th september explanation about how four americans died in benghazi, libya. Ambassador rice, i think does not do justice to the reality at the time, and ....
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“Why do you have money to fight these children that need services, but you don’t have money to just give them services?” says the mom who sued. “It’s absolutely kind of ridiculous.” ....