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BLITZER’S BLOG: Debt ceiling failure would be disastrous
(CNN) - I think President Obama and the Democratic and Republican leaders with whom he’s been negotiating an increase in the nation’s debt ceiling all fully appreciate the stakes. Based on everything...
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Norquist: 'I'm for tax reform'
Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reforms, is a Washington power player who wants to make sure the GOP keeps tax increases out of any debt deal. He sat down with Wolf Blitzer to discuss...
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Grover Norquist: The man who drew the GOP's 'line in the sand'
Washington (CNN) - At the heart of the contentious talks between the White House and congressional Republicans on whether to raise the debt ceiling is a simple, one-sentence document many conservative...
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BLITZER’S BLOG: It’s hard not to be cynical about debt talks
(CNN) - It’s hard not to be a bit cynical in watching politics unfold in Washington. As you know, the Republicans are all lined up resisting any effort to simply pass an increase in the nation’s debt...
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Paul Ryan: We'll get debt deal done
Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, tells CNN's Wolf Blitzer that he will vote for a debt ceiling deal even if it includes tax increases. RELATED: Obama renews push for grand bargain on debt
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The 'vile' saga continues
(CNN) – Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz admitted Wednesday that fellow Florida Rep. Allen West's e-mail rant was the kind of attack she's never experienced before. In an interview on CNN's "The...
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Lobbyists battle amid deficit cuts
As U.S. politicians try to work a deal to slash the deficit, there's a flurry of lobbyists fighting to be spared cuts. CNN's Lisa Sylvester reports. SEE ALSO: Obama continues debt talks with Democrats,...
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BLITZER’S BLOG: Obama’s chief of staff is confident there will be a deal
Washington (CNN) – White House Chief of Staff William Daley is still optimistic that some sort of deficit crisis deal will be worked out by Tuesday’s Treasury-imposed deadline. But he says he’s not so...
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Pentagon a loser in debt deal?
CNN's Barbara Starr looks at what's at stake for the U.S. military once lawmakers agree on long-term deficit reduction.
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BLITZER’S BLOG: Increasing gloom as super committee deadline looms
By CNN’S Wolf Blitzer (CNN) - It was sort of lost in the headlines, but Democratic members of the so-called super committee proposed some major changes in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid...
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