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national debt
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The Next Fiscal Cliff
Don’t celebrate yet—the next budget crisis is just two months away.
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The House Republicans’ Primal Scream
And why their intransigence has become their own worst enemy.
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The Winners and Losers in the Fiscal-Cliff Deal
Surprise! The rich and the elderly win again.
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Why I Miss Pork-Barrel Politics
The fiscal cliff fiasco is a reminder that there are worse things than earmarks and pork.
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What Does the Fiscal Cliff Mean for You?
Unless you’re retired and poor, something bad.
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The Departed
Three soon-to-be-former congressmen talk about how bad things have gotten.
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The Big Fail
Why John Boehner’s last, best hope at avoiding the “fiscal cliff” exploded in his face.
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We the People Fix the Budget
The best poll around shows exactly how Americans want to avert the fiscal cliff.