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John Boehner has asked Obama to intercede in the growing push to change the automatic spending cuts triggered by the failure of the supercommittee -- (link)

Posted by Strongbad (aka Rambler14) Dec 2 '11, 09:51

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Aides say House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) is trying to find a way to change the automatic cuts in a broader deal that would encompass year-end issues such as the extension of the payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance (thehill.com)

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And they wonder why Congress has a 12% approval rating. -- nm - spamlet Dec 2, 10:14 4
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  - I was foreshadowing the next poll. -- nm - spamlet Dec 2, 10:21
- *looks around* Every 8th person thinks they're swell. - Will Hunting Dec 2, 10:14 1
  - Staffers and family members. -- nm - spamlet Dec 2, 10:17
Profiles in Courage. - Will Hunting Dec 2, 10:02 8
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  - The tax cuts are all that matters. They're the lion's share of the savings. -- nm - Mop (198 lbs) Dec 2, 10:13
  - Oh, I mean folds in the instance he gets next to nothing in return. - Will Hunting Dec 2, 10:09 5
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      - If the GOP agrees to the expiration; they all go down together. It's an issue taken off the table. - Will Hunting Dec 2, 10:22
    - Hey Will (nmb) - kelly Dec 2, 10:17 2
      - nope, no call on my phone. - Will Hunting Dec 2, 10:20 1
        
        Yeah, not a fan. -- nm - kelly Dec 2, 10:26
"Help me Barack Obama, you're my only hope." -- nm - znufrii Dec 2, 09:55 3
- The first comment on that page is pretty funny. -- nm - Dr.Vermin, :) Dec 2, 10:08 2
  - the second one is amusing in its own way - znufrii Dec 2, 10:11 1
    - November will cure all of our ills, as it has since 1776! -- nm - Beryllium Dec 2, 10:13
"I had my fingers crossed! No? Olly olly oxen free?" -- nm - Reagen Dec 2, 09:53

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