Why the Norquist pledge may not even apply to the ‘fiscal cliff’
Much of the news coverage of the so-called “fiscal cliff” in recent days has focused on whether Republicans are willing to violate their Grover Norquist-sponsored pledge not to vote to raise taxes. But...
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5 (more) key fiscal cliff players
In our Monday Fix newspaper column, we laid out five politicians not named Barack Obama or John Boehner who will have a major role to play in the final month of fiscal cliff debate. But, in our...
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The GOP’s tax increase tipping point
Bob Corker is great, but if Democrats are going to get Republicans to agree to tax increases on the wealthy, they need Rep. Bob Gibbs. Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-Ohio). (AP) Republicans are gradually moving...
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Why Tom Cole was right
At the end of November, Oklahoma Rep. Tom Cole broke with party orthodoxy, insisting that his fellow Republicans should take a fiscal cliff deal that raised taxes on those making more than $250,000...
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