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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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 Obama 'Wants 
 Me to Fail': 
 Limbaugh 

Radio righty says he's more fearsome than GOP brass

Jan 26, 09 3:30 PM CST
(Newser) - The verbal back-and-forth between Barack Obama and Rush Limbaugh continued today, as the talk-show host shot back at the president for comments he made last week, the New York Post reports. Obama is “not a unifier and not bipartisan,” Limbaugh said, and “wants me to fail.”... More »

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talk radio • Rush Limbaugh • GOP • conservative • House Republicans • Obama administration • President Obama


 Obama 
 to GOP: 
 Turn Off 
 Limbaugh 

Rush isn't helping to 'get things done'

Jan 24, 09 9:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Meeting with GOP lawmakers to discuss his stimulus plan yesterday, Barack Obama took the opportunity to zing Rush Limbaugh, who said earlier this week that he wasn't one of those conservatives rooting for the new president to succeed, despite their differences. "You can't just listen to Rush Limbaugh and... More »

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radio • talk radio • Rush Limbaugh • Senate Republicans • partisanship • bipartisanship • House Republicans • Obama administration • President Obama

 GOP Balks at  
 Stimulus Plan 

Republicans, Democrats trade charges of under-the-table partisanship

Jan 23, 09 2:38 AM CST
(Newser) - The $825 billion stimulus plan before Congress has hit a wall of Republican objections despite the president's call for bipartisan unity, reports the Washington Post. GOP lawmakers charge that Democrats have shut them out of the decision-making process and that the plan pours cash into Democratic agenda items like arts... More »

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Congress • Senate Republicans • economic stimulus package • bipartisanship • House Republicans • Obama administration

GOP Peeved at Pelosi's New House Rules

Package limits minority party power, repeals committee term limits

Jan 6, 09 12:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi is kicking off the 111th Congress with a rule change, and Republicans are not pleased, reports the Hill. The move institutes new restrictions on motions to "recommit," squashing a tactic that allowed the outnumbered GOP to delay bills to stymie Democrats. “This is not the... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • House of Representatives • House Democrats • House Republicans

 Obama to Market 
 Stimulus Plan 

Republicans hoping to delay bill may filibuster

Dec 31, 08 2:10 PM CST
(Newser) - The incoming Obama administration plans to launch a nationwide political push for a quick passage of his $775 billion economic stimulus plan, the Los Angeles Times reports. Says adviser David Axelrod: “There shouldn't be endless debate about it.” Republicans acknowledge that they can’t stop his plan, but... More »

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Barack Obama • Congress • Senate Republicans • economic stimulus package • House Republicans • financial crisis • President Obama

 Obama Dials GOP Just to Say Hi 

Prez-elect on charm offensive with key Republican legislators

Dec 17, 08 9:10 AM CST
(Newser) - As Barack Obama readies a massive agenda, he’s been keeping key Republicans on speed-dial, the Hill reports. Though he seemed more comfortable with big crowds during the campaign, the prez-elect is reaching out to touch Republicans likely to be both adversaries and collaborators alike. “I think this seems... More »

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Barack Obama • Congress • Senate Republicans • House Republicans • President-elect Obama

OPINION

 Old Guard Will 
 Win Battle for GOP 

Defeat likely to send party further to the right, ensuring future losses

Nov 11, 08 9:30 AM CST
(Newser) - A battle between reformers and traditionalists for the soul of the GOP lies in the party's immediate future, David Brooks writes in the New York Times—and the reformers don't stand a chance. The conservative old guard, with Rush Limbaugh as its loudest mouthpiece and Sarah Palin as its heroine,... More »

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Rush Limbaugh • GOP • Senate Republicans • Republican Party • House Republicans • Election 2008 • conservatism • Sarah Palin

Blunt Steps Aside as GOP House Whip

Missourian weary of cajoling an unwilling Republican membership

Nov 6, 08 12:08 PM CST
(Newser) - House Minority Whip Roy Blunt is giving up his place in the Republican leadership, CQPolitics reports. Blunt, who’s held the post since 2002, said today he’s weary of “asking members to do something they don’t want to do.” He endorsed his deputy, Eric Cantor, as... More »

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John Boehner • House minority whip • Roy Blunt • Republican Leadership Council • House Republicans • Eric Cantor

GOP Memo Warns of
House Rout

Nearly 60 seats are
at risk in elections, internal list says

Oct 24, 08 8:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - A memo passed around to House Republicans describes a looming catastrophe for the caucus in November, reports Politico. Written by a GOP consultant, the document describes as many as 58 Republican-held seats at risk, with 11 already written off and 34 in serious danger. Just a handful of Democratic seats... More »

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House Republicans • Election 2008

UPDATED

Bush Moves Quickly, Signs Bailout Bill Into Law

Reps who switched vote already spinning change for constituents

Oct 3, 08 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Less than 2 hours after the House passed the $700 billion bailout bill, President Bush signed it this afternoon. With a stroke of a pen, he set in motion $110 million in tax cuts and sent the legislators on both sides of the 263-171 vote home to explain themselves to... More »

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House of Representatives • legislation • House Democrats • House Republicans • Election 2008 • bailout • George W. Bush • financial crisis • Sue Myrick • Jim Marshall

(Newser) - The House passed the revised $700 billion buyout plan this afternoon, 263-171, raising hopes that the economy will be able to fend off a recession, reports the Washington Post. After 5 days of arm-twisting, 26 Republicans switched their no votes; a total of 91 joined 172 Democrats in backing the... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • House of Representatives • House Democrats • House Republicans • bailout • credit market chaos • financial crisis

House Steels
for High Noon Bailout Vote

Efforts to sway votes
move into overdrive
as second effort looms

Oct 3, 08 1:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Leaders and lobbyists are scrambling to marshal support for the revamped bailout bill before it returns to the House at midday today, the Washington Post reports. Democratic and GOP chiefs believe they can sway enough votes to swing it—although only a few have switched so far. Some Republicans who... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • House of Representatives • vote • credit crisis • House Democrats • House Republicans • bailout • financial crisis

Senate Puts Pressure on House to Pass Bailout

New bill will cost even more

Oct 2, 08 9:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - By resoundingly passing its version of the bailout bill, the Senate has ratcheted up the pressure on House leaders to go along with the plan, the Swamp reports. “We’re going to fix the problem this week,” promised Mitch McConnell. The new bill more than doubles the FDIC... More »

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Senate • Jack Reed • Alternative Minimum Tax • FDIC • House Republicans • bailout • financial crisis

OPINION

Pass the Bailout, Or Else We'll
Become Japan

Its decade of decline shows the risks of inaction: Kristof

Oct 2, 08 8:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Watching the House vote down the bailout package this week, Nicholas Kristof recalled a bad memory: Japanese politicians doing the same thing during the financial crisis of the 1990s. The New York Times columnist, who was then based in Tokyo, watched as a desire to punish "corrupt, profligate, and... More »

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Japan • recession • Nikkei • Japanese economy • House Republicans • bailout • financial crisis • Nicholas Kristof

(Newser) - The Senate version of the bailout bill has ballooned to more than 400 pages as legislators flesh out details in hopes of gaining passage as soon as tonight, Politico reports. The marquee measure boosts FDIC coverage of individual accounts from $100,000 to $250,000, with numerous lower-profile provisions intended... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Senate Democrats • House of Representatives • Senate Republicans • House Democrats • House Republicans • Election 2008 • bailout • credit market chaos • financial crisis

OPINION

'Nihilist' House GOP Doomed US to Recession

American leadership
is 'scarcer than credit,' writes Brooks

Sep 30, 08 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - When FDR became president, writes David Brooks, his first priority was to give Americans faith in their leadership, to show that someone was running the show. Now that the US is facing the greatest financial crisis since the Depression, today's political leaders "have failed utterly and catastrophically to project... More »

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Republican Party • credit market • leadership • House Republicans • bailout • bank failure • Great Depression • financial crisis

Boehner Speaks Softly, Forgets the Stick

Minority leader is unable to deliver GOP votes on bailout

Sep 30, 08 8:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - House Republican leader John Boehner was one of the biggest losers in yesterday's rout of the Wall Street bailout bill; his inability to deliver his party’s votes reveals the weakness of his position in the caucus, reports Politico. Boehner was unable to switch votes by leaning on wavering members,... More »

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John Boehner • House Republicans • bailout • financial crisis

UPDATED

 Shocked Legislators 
 Weigh Next Move 

Discontent on both sides moved House to kill bailout

Sep 29, 08 3:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - The efforts of Nancy Pelosi and John Boehner were not enough to quell a revolt within their parties that killed the financial bailout bill today. The bipartisan opposition to the bill reflected in the 228-205 vote—95 Democrats and 133 Republicans dissented—reflects liberal representatives’ unease with rescuing highly paid... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • House of Representatives • John Boehner • Barney Frank • House Democrats • House Republicans • bailout • financial crisis

Rep Warns GOP Opposition Could Sink Bailout Deal

House conservative hedges on support for plan

Sep 28, 08 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Even as Washington officials reached for the bubbly, a prominent House Republican warned that GOP lawmakers may not approve the bailout deal reached last night. “We are not ready to say that a deal is done,” said Virginia Rep. Eric Cantor, who has spearheaded efforts by House conservatives... More »

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Barney Frank • Roy Blunt • House Republicans • bailout • Eric Cantor • financial crisis

New Compromise Close
on Bailout Bill

Plan would include optional insurance-based protection

Sep 27, 08 7:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Washington is nearing a new compromise on a Wall Street bailout plan, the Wall Street Journal reports, this one aiming to reel in House Republicans who rebelled Thursday against the bill that had been hammered out by congressional negotiators. The new plan would incorporate the group's alternative model—using an... More »

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Treasury Department • compromise • House Republicans • bailout • bill • financial crisis

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