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It's All Politics
7:42 am
Fri November 16, 2012

Can A Lame-Duck Congress Save The Day?

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The Capitol on Monday, as Congress prepared to return for its post-election lame duck session.
Credit Clifford K. Berryman. Via U.S. Senate Collection - Center for Legislative Archives; Wikimedia Commons
This 1915 cartoon highlights the biennial departure of "lame duck" members of Congress after losing re-election. This illustration is meant to depict defeated Democrats heading to the White House in hopes of securing political appointments from President Woodrow Wilson.
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Originally published on Tue December 4, 2012 6:23 pm

As the lame ducks waddle up to Capitol Hill for the final few weeks of this Congress, some political observers are hoping they will bring the "Spirit of 2010" with them.

Despite all the partisan bickering, the lame-duck session two years ago — bolstered by a bevy of outgoing Democrats with nothing to lose — actually got big things done, including the $850 billion stimulus and tax cut deal, a measure setting in motion the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell," passage of the defense authorization bill and an arms treaty.

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Fiscal Cliff
3:42 am
Fri November 16, 2012

Sen. Murray's Recommendation For Fiscal Cliff

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Originally published on Fri November 16, 2012 4:26 am

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Listen carefully to both President Obama and Republican leaders, and you hear hints of room for compromise. They're talking of taxes and spending as a deadline approaches, December 31st, when higher taxes and spending cuts would take effect. That would reduce the federal deficit, but also damage the economy, according to forecasters.

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It's All Politics
2:26 am
Fri November 16, 2012

In California, 'Republican' Is Becoming A Toxic Label

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Citizens vote in Los Angeles County on Nov. 6.
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Originally published on Fri November 16, 2012 9:35 pm

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Election 2012
4:22 pm
Thu November 15, 2012

As Dust Settles, Voters Cite Campaign's Negativity

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Lynn Armstrong Coffin and Eric Papalini box with puppets depicting Mitt Romney and President Obama in Sarasota, Fla., in September.
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Voters were frustrated by a 2012 presidential race they called more negative than usual and more devoid of substantive discussion of issues, according to a survey released Thursday by the Pew Research Center.

And voters are pessimistic about the prospect of a more productive Congress, Pew found.

Two-thirds of registered voters surveyed after Election Day said they believe relations between Democrats and Republicans will stay the same or worsen over the coming year.

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Politics
9:52 am
Thu November 15, 2012

Meet The New GOP, Same As The Old GOP?

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Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus rides the Mitt Romney campaign bus days before the presidential election. Despite Romney's loss and other GOP failures, Priebus, who helped the party raise huge sums of money in 2012, may seek a second term.
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Originally published on Thu November 15, 2012 3:16 pm

There has been no dearth of post-election Republican self-flagellation.

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, on the eve of heading out to a meeting of Republican governors in Las Vegas, warned the GOP to "stop being the stupid party." At the gathering Wednesday night, he leveled more harsh criticism at party presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

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