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Posted at 06:12 PM ET, 03/13/2013

Happy Hour Roundup
By Jonathan Bernstein
Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion.

By Jonathan Bernstein  |  06:12 PM ET, 03/13/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Democractic budget, President Obama

Posted at 03:37 PM ET, 03/08/2013

Beltway bubble insulated from reality of sequester

By Greg Sargent
Real people around the country are beginning to tune into the possibility that these spending cuts could do real damage to their communities and to the country's economic recovery.

By Greg Sargent  |  03:37 PM ET, 03/08/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  barack obama, budget, sequester

Posted at 04:15 PM ET, 02/18/2013

When the sequester hits
By Jonathan Bernstein
Could the cuts in the sequester be enough to get voters outraged? If so, it's hard to see how "we need more cuts than this" is a winning hand.

By Jonathan Bernstein  |  04:15 PM ET, 02/18/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  budget, sequester

Posted at 05:20 PM ET, 12/31/2012

A deal liberals can live with -- pending part two
By Jonathan Bernstein
The truth is it's extremely hard to evaluate these things even when everything is done and public

By Jonathan Bernstein  |  05:20 PM ET, 12/31/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  barack obama, budget, fiscal cliff, Harry Reid, john boehner, Mitch McConnell, taxes

Posted at 03:04 PM ET, 12/31/2012

A combative Obama calls, again, for a "balanced" deal
By Jamelle Bouie
It's hard to figure out what the president was aiming for in the brief press conference he gave this afternoon.

By Jamelle Bouie  |  03:04 PM ET, 12/31/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  barack obama, budget, fiscal cliff

Posted at 06:46 PM ET, 12/05/2012

Happy Hour Roundup
By Jonathan Bernstein
Our nightly wrap-up of news and opinion.

By Jonathan Bernstein  |  06:46 PM ET, 12/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  budget, fiscal cliff, Happy Hour Roundup, Marco Rubio, taxes