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The ExplainerD.C. Decoder 101: How Washington spends your moneyThere's a lot of talk about cutting the US deficit but very little actual cutting of deficit. One reason? There's not much easy to cut. Decoder explains the six ways Washington spends money.
- The ExplainerD.C. Decoder 101: How Washington spends your money
There's a lot of talk about cutting the US deficit but very little actual cutting of deficit. One reason? There's not much easy to cut. Decoder explains the six ways Washington spends money.
Does Mitt Romney want to cut jobs for police, firefighters, and teachers?A new ad from the Obama reelection campaign charges just that, while Mitt Romney calls the idea 'completely absurd.' They can't both be right.
Why race to replace Gabrielle Giffords matters nationallyArizona's Eighth District votes Tuesday to elect a replacement for Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. A victory by aide Ron Barber would give Democrats a break from bad news.
Democratic strategists tell Obama to stop defending his economic recordAs the Romney campaign jumps on Obama's 'the private sector is fine' comment, former Clinton strategists are urging Obama to focus on the future, not on what he's done in the past four years.
Key Senate Democrat resists push to renew Bush tax cuts before electionHouse Republicans want to extend the Bush tax cuts sooner rather than later. Sen. Max Baucus, Senate Finance Committee chief, said Monday the tax code is a 'hydra' – and that lawmakers should lay groundwork and trust before tackling it.
Obama gaffe: why judging the economy is a no-winBroad statements about the economy – good or bad – are a losing proposition for President Obama. Team Romney will exploit them either way.
Republican governors urge Romney to be 'big and bold'Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin and Gov. Mitch Daniels of Indiana said Sunday that Mitt Romney needs to do more than fire rhetorical shots across Obama’s bow, urging Romney to be 'big and bold' with a plan to reform government.
Can Obama recover from his 'horrible, no-good' week?President Obama's bad week included weak jobs numbers, the Wisconsin recall vote, less-than-helpful comments by Bill Clinton, and his own verbal gaffe. Obama has the edge in most polls, but there could be more bad weeks between now and the presidential election.
Teachers not ‘doing fine’: Can Obama find his footing on recovery?President Obama urged Congress – again – to pass his $450 billion American Jobs Act to shore up public sector jobs, particularly some 250,000 teaching positions lost in the last three years.
Barack Obama: ‘Leaker-in-chief?’The Obama administration is scrambling to show that it’s not leaking sensitive national security secrets in order to enhance President Obama’s chances in the presidential race.
Obama on the private sector being 'fine:' Was he right? Wrong?It was easy to target Obama's statement Friday on the the private sector 'doing fine,' and his critics wasted little time doing so. But in the full context of his remarks, his point is easier to defend.
'Private sector is doing fine'? Obama retracts as GOP mocksPresident Obama's remark that the sagging economy is due to cuts in public-sector jobs riled Republicans in Congress, who pledge to extend the Bush tax cuts and repeal health-care reform.
Why Mitt Romney raised more money than President Obama in MayMitt Romney raised $16 million more in campaign cash in May than Obama did. That's a reversal of fortune from April, when Obama prevailed by $11 million. Here are three reasons for the big shift.
Ben Bernanke to Congress: Get America's fiscal house in order. Please.Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke told lawmakers Thursday that the Fed alone can't put Americans back to work. 'I'd be much more comfortable if Congress would take some of this burden,' he said, bluntly.
Spain's empty townhouses and Obama's reelection bid: what's the link?Sightseeing in Spain reveals just how down in the dumps the economy is there. If the rest of Europe doesn't come to the rescue, a debt crisis in Spain could move like a tsunami across the Atlantic, possibly engulfing the US economy – and sinking Obama's reelection bid.
Was Democratic push for Wisconsin recall a mistake?Pundits across the political spectrum are saying the effort to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was a fight Democrats were destined to lose and 'shouldn't have picked.'
Bill Clinton: Is he the Democrats' Newt Gingrich?Bill Clinton has been going off-message lately. In a way, he's like former House Speaker Newt Gingrich – a senior statesman who says what he thinks, perhaps without thinking through the implications for his 'team,' and gets in trouble.
Rush Limbaugh calls Obama 'Barack Hussein Kardashian.' What's he mean?Rush Limbaugh and the Republican National Committee are in full 'Obama as out-of-touch celebrity' attack mode, but it's not clear that voters care more about that than jobs.
- So you think you know Congress? Take our quiz.
With job approval ratings in single digits, Congress is at record lows in public opinion. Is it because the nation's lawmakers are truly performing badly? Or is the institution – viewed by Founding Fathers as the preeminent branch – maligned and misunderstood? See how much you know about the Congress. Take our quiz! [Updated Jan. 26, 2015]
