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Grand Bargain Is Impossible, Dangerous

Matthew Yglesias on the inanity of the fiscal cliff talks

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 29, 2012 11:49 AM CST

(Newser) – Back during the Bush years, the faction in Congress advocating a "grand bargain" on America's long-term budget deficit was "an amusing curiosity," writes Matthew Yglesias over at Slate. But with the fiscal cliff looming, "they've become actively dangerous."...   Read full story »

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