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Obama's Proposed 2013 Discretionary Budget

Posted on March 15, 2013 Author admin Comments Off on Obama's Proposed 2013 Discretionary Budget

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Posted on February 2, 2013 Author admin

Washington’s Rep. Adam Smith of the 9th Congressional District is the ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee.  Smith figures prominently in the Jan 28 issue of the The New Yorker, in the article “The Force” about the power and cost of the military-industrial complex and about America’s obsession with violence and militarism. At […]

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LA Times: Obama compromised early again on the deficit limit battle

Posted on July 1, 2011 Author admin

According to this LA Times article Deficit battle shaping up as GOP victory President Obama began his bargaining about raising the deficit limit from a position that already gave Republicans most of what they want:   way more spending cuts than tax increases. Even if Obama were to gain all the tax-law changes he wants, […]

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After three sleepless nights, Uncle Sam goes to see his psychiatrist. On the couch, he tells the Doctor, “I spend all my money on wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Libya. I have no money left to spend on highways, social-security, hospitals, schools and libraries at home.” “My Pentagon budget is growing exponentially, year after […]

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