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McConnell And Boehner Wash Their Hands

Posted on July 12, 2011 at 5:15 pm by JM Ashby

Senator Minority Leader Mitch McConnell unveiled a plan today to broker a clean raise of the debt ceiling which would essentially wash the Republicans’ hands of their involvement in the whole ordeal and place the responsibility of raising the limit … Continue reading →

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The Cost of Minnesota’s Government Shutdown

Posted on July 7, 2011 at 6:00 pm by JM Ashby

Minnesota Management and Budget spokesman John Pollard on the costs of the government shutdown taking which is still taking place in Minnesota. [...] The state is losing $1.25 million per day from lost lottery sales; $40,000 to $50,000 per week … Continue reading →

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The Hostage Crisis

Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – David Fitzsimmons In other news, budget-cuts have forced the town of Alto, Texas to layoff its entire police department, and the Obama Administration has ended a longstanding policy of not sending condolence letters to the families of service … Continue reading →

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Minnesota Shuts Down

Posted on July 1, 2011 at 7:05 pm by JM Ashby

Government Shutdown Fever has gripped the halls of the Minnesota statehouse. (Reuters) – Minnesota’s state government began a broad shutdown on Friday going into the July 4 holiday weekend after the Democratic governor and Republican legislative leaders failed to agree … Continue reading →

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Heartless and Shameless

Posted on May 24, 2011 at 3:00 pm by JM Ashby

This is borderline unbelievable, even for the Republicans. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said Monday that if Congress passes an emergency spending bill to help Missouri’s tornado victims, the extra money will have to be cut from somewhere else. “If … Continue reading →

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