John Boehner
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Fiscal Cliff: Boehner accuses Obama of being unwilling to curb spending
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"The White House is so unserious about cutting spending that it appears willing to slow-walk any agreement and walk our economy right up to the fiscal cliff," Speaker John Boehner told reporters Thursday.
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Fiscal Cliff: Boehner has 'serious differences' with White House
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Speaker John Boehner said Wednesday that he and the White House have some "serious differences." He says the GOP proposal is a balanced approach.
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Fiscal Cliff: Obama, Boehner meet Tuesday
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President Barack Obama and Republican House Speaker John Boehner discussed the fiscal cliff Tuesday after an exchange of offers.
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Fiscal Cliff: McConnell wants cuts spelled out
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Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell complained that Obama has spent all his time talking about raising tax rates while failing to specify where he would reduce out-of-control government spending that has caused trillion-plus deficits.
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Fiscal Cliff: Defense workers, companies in Northern Virginia will be hit hard
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In Northern Virginia, it doesn't take long to find companies or workers who would be hit hard by big defense cuts.
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Obama, Boehner mum on rare Sunday meeting on 'fiscal cliff'
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President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner met Sunday at the White House to discuss the ongoing negotiations over the impending "fiscal cliff," the first meeting between just the two leaders since Election Day.
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Obama willing to go over the fiscal cliff, White House says
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The White House is signaling that President Obama is willing to let the country go over the "fiscal cliff," a hard-line negotiating strategy aimed at winning concessions from Republicans on taxes.
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John Boehner lights Capitol Christmas Tree
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Boehner hosted Tuesday evening's lighting of the 65-foot spruce from Colorado.
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Fiscal Cliff: Washington Post poll asks who would be blamed more
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Poll asks who is more to blame if the fiscal cliff agreement isn't reached.
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Fiscal Cliff: GOP proposes $2.2 trillion plan
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The GOP plan proposes to raise $800 billion in higher tax revenue over the decade but it would keep the Bush-era tax cuts - including those for wealthier earners targeted by Obama - in place for now.
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Inside Washington Dec. 2, 2012
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This week on Inside Washington: Heading for the fiscal cliff - Who will blink first?
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John Boehner meets with Tim Geithner over fiscal cliff
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House Speaker John Boehner met with Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner on Thursday and accused Democrats afterward of failing to outline specific cuts to avert the "fiscal cliff" that threatens to send the economy into recession.
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Grover Norquist: Some GOP lawmakers now reject tax pledge
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Grover Norquist, the head of the conservative Americans for Tax Reform, opposes tax increases of any kind, whether eliminating deductions, a position some GOP lawmakers say they're open to, or raising rates.
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John Boehner naked protesters arrested
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Several activists saying they wanted to highlight the "naked truth" about potential spending cuts in HIV programs have been arrested after taking their clothes off in the lobby of House Speaker John Boehner's office.
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Fiscal cliff: Obama meets with congressional leaders
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Congressional leaders from both parties voiced fresh optimism Friday after meeting with newly re-elected President Barack Obama about avoiding year-end "fiscal cliff" tax increases and spending cuts that would hammer the middle class and risk plunging the economy into recession.
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John Boehner considers higher tax deal
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House Speaker John Boehner is offering to pursue a deal with a victorious President Barack Obama that will include higher taxes "under the right conditions" to help reduce the nation's staggering debt and put its finances in order.
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Gun control debate stirs again after Colorado shooting
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The debate over how guns are sold in the United States seems is renewed after every tragic mass shooting that happens, and the aftermath of the Colorado movie theater massacre is no different.
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Obama, Romney silence campaigns, call for unity after Colorado shootings
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The president said Saturday in his weekly radio and Internet address Americans should also think about "all the victims of the less publicized acts of violence that plague our communities on a daily basis. Let us keep all these Americans in our prayers."
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