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Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Compromise budget deal announced. Naturally the conservatives hate it!

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A sampling of the current articles on the compromise budget deal:
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Lawmakers announce compromise budget deal
"... a fiscal framework that would help eliminate the constant threat of a government shutdown under which lawmakers have worked for the better part of the last three years. ..."
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House, Senate Negotiators Announce Budget Deal
"... The agreement between Mr. Ryan and Ms. Murray is a small but marked step toward thawing icy relations between Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill. ..."
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Leaders in Congress unveil two-year budget deal
"... "This bill doesn't solve all of our problems, but I think it's an important step in helping to heal some of the wounds here in Congress, to rebuild some trust, and show that we can do something without a crisis right around the corner and demonstrate the value in making the government work for the people we represent," Murray said."
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Bipartisan negotiators reach modest budget pact
"... The same was not true of conservative organizations, which attacked the proposal as a betrayal of a hard-won 2011 agreement that reduced government spending and is counted as among the main accomplishments of tea party-aligned Republicans who came to power earlier the same year in the House. ..."
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U.S. Budget Fiasco Redux
"After almost six weeks of budget negotiations uncharacteristically devoid of histrionics and dire threats, a House-Senate conference committee appears to be close to giving birth — but only to a mouse. ..."
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