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4 Ways Obama Might Win the Debt Ceiling Brawl

And do Republicans really want to risk another big government shutdown?

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| Thu Dec. 6, 2012 3:55 PM PST

WATCH: The 12 Days of Cliffmas [Fiore Cartoon]

On the first day of Cliffmas, John Boehner gave to me…more tax cuts for the super-wealthy!

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| Thu Dec. 6, 2012 11:51 AM PST

Sandy Price Tag: $50 Billion

Will Obama's request for Sandy recovery funds make Congress care about climate change?

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| Thu Dec. 6, 2012 4:00 AM PST
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Obama to GOP: No More Debt Ceiling Blackmail

Forget all the talk about taxes—the ultimate game of chicken is happening with the nation's debt limit and credit rating.

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| Thu Dec. 6, 2012 4:00 AM PST

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Will Obama Beat Back a "Nuclear" Attack by the Big Banks?

Financial regulators are scrambling to finalize the Volcker rule—and Wall Street has mounted a full-on blitz to defang it.

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| Thu Dec. 6, 2012 4:00 AM PST

The GOP Channels Romney on Latest Debt Deal Offer

Republican's latest budget plan is not a plan.

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| Tue Dec. 4, 2012 12:23 PM PST

Obama to Help Screwed Homeowners (Finally)

By firing the guy who blocked a wide-reaching mortgage write-down program.

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| Mon Dec. 3, 2012 11:21 AM PST
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More Trolling on White House Petitions Site: Death Star Edition

A few hundred people jokingly/not-so-jokingly want Obama to "spur job creation" by beginning construction on the Death Star from "Star Wars."

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| Tue Dec. 4, 2012 8:20 AM PST

Can Obama Stop Netanyahu's New Settlement Project?

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| Mon Dec. 3, 2012 10:15 PM PST
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The Mystery of the Pro-Obama Dark-Money Group

The 2012 campaign's most secretive nonprofit wasn't Crossroads GPS or Americans for Prosperity—it was the Democrats' Priorities USA.

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| Sat Dec. 1, 2012 3:03 PM PST

Public Opinion Has Moved on Climate Change. Will Obama Follow—or Fiddle?

It's not jobs vs. climate. It's about a disaster economy vs. an adaptive one.

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| Mon Dec. 3, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Conservatives: If You Can't Win the Presidency, Make It Weaker

At a right-wing think tank meeting Friday, legal minds pondered how to restrain executive power.

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| Fri Nov. 30, 2012 4:12 PM PST
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"Killing Them Softly": A Hitman Movie—That's Actually About the Financial Crash

Andrew Dominik's new film, with Brad Pitt as a mob enforcer, is a violently seductive take on the economic crisis.

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| Fri Nov. 30, 2012 7:44 AM PST

Reining in the Drone War

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| Fri Nov. 30, 2012 4:00 AM PST

2012's Least Horrible Super-PACs

Colbert's funny dark money, grassroots organizers, and deep-pocketed reformers proved that super-PACs don't have to be mud-slinging attack machines.

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| Fri Nov. 30, 2012 4:00 AM PST

White House Makes Laughable Defense Bill Veto Threat

But if history is any guide, the Obama administration probably won't do anything.

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| Thu Nov. 29, 2012 1:32 PM PST

Good Government Group: No Corporate Cash for Obama's Inauguration

Obama didn't take corporate money in 2009, but reports suggest he's mulling it this time around.

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| Thu Nov. 29, 2012 8:38 AM PST
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The Latest Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory: Obama's Third Term

Our Kenyan-born, secret Muslim president has apparently cooked up a sneaky plot to subvert the 22nd Amendment.

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| Thu Nov. 29, 2012 4:00 AM PST

The 10 Best And Worst Tweets From Obama's #MY2K Campaign

Political brilliance or an excuse to tweet about porn and kittehs?

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| Wed Nov. 28, 2012 3:47 PM PST

Obama: Whistleblowers' New BFF

The president signs a hard-fought whistleblower protection bill into law.

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| Tue Nov. 27, 2012 2:25 PM PST