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Fiscal cliff round two
Williams interview January 15, 2013
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McConnell: Tax issue behind us, time to confront spending addiction
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says it shouldn't require a crisis for President Barack Obama and the Democratic majority in the Senate to address federal spending and the future of big entitlement programs such as Medicare and Social Security.
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Fiscal Cliff fallout; Senate reform; DC Councilmember spending; Keeping resolutions
Today on NewsTalk, we talked with Bob Rusboldt, Shane Larson, Alan Suderman and Josef Brandenburg
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Cliff deal ends crisis...for now
A late-night House session Tuesday did lead to a partisan vote in favor of averting the fiscal cliff, but many critical issues remain unresolved. That sets up another potential fight later this year.
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How did your congressman vote on the fiscal cliff bill?
Curious as to how your local U.S. representative voted Tuesday night on the fiscal cliff bill?
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POLITICO: Boehner hurls expletive at Reid during cliff talks
As in many instances of partisan politics, the rhetoric was anything but pleasant during the final debate over the fiscal cliff. However, POLITICO reports that John Boehner had an over-the-top exchange with Harry Reid.
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DAYBREAK DAILY: McDonnell quietly makes abortion-clinic move
Please move along, there's nothing to see here. . .
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That was the week that was
Burkman and Williams interview December 28, 2012
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Federal workers, locals brace for fiscal cliff
Planning has already begun for temporary layoffs if the fiscal cliff isn't averted. And civilian furloughs could impact up to 800,000 workers.
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Pelosi suggests wealthiest pay even more in taxes
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi isn't ruling out pushing for upper-income earners to pay more even after the "fiscal cliff" deal that raised their taxes.
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Obama: The cost of Medicare needs to be addressed
Ethridge interview January 3, 2013
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Payroll tax expiration comes with cliff deal
Legislation to avert the fiscal cliff did nothing to prevent a temporary reduction in the Social Security payroll tax from expiring. That means the average worker will still see a fairly significant bump in their tax liability.
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Moran on cliff deal; Ending slavery
Today on NewsTalk, we talked about the the fiscal cliff deal and the 150 year anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation
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Fiscal cliff deal concerns some lawmakers
Congress has passed a deal that would avert the fiscal cliff. That sent the Dow soaring for the first time in weeks, but not everyone is happy with the deal.
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House approves fiscal cliff deal
The House voted Tuesday night to pass the fiscal cliff deal 257-167, sending the bill to President Barack Obama and averting major tax increases.
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Americans' thoughts on the fiscal cliff
What do Americans think of the job Congress is doing to solve the fiscal cliff crisis? ABC7 asked people to describe Congress is one word, and none were very flattering.
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Senate passes fiscal cliff deal
Legislation to negate a fiscal cliff of across-the-board tax increases and sweeping spending cuts to the Pentagon and other government agencies is headed to the GOP-dominated House.
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No love for 'fiscal cliff,' 'spoiler alert' and 'trending'
Spoiler alert: This story contains words and phrases that some people want to ban from the English language. "Spoiler alert" is among them. So are "kick the can down the road," ''trending" and "bucket list."
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