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Jon Stewart Rips Both Democrats and Republicans in Hilarious Debt Crisis Rant [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:37:12 +0000

On Monday night’s ‘Daily Show,’ host Jon Stewart admonished Congress and compared the constantly-changing debt ceiling deadline to a Broadway opening, saying “The only catastrophe that has moved its date this often is ‘Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark.’

He then observed that despite a steady stream of meetings about the debt crisis, Republicans and Democrats have accomplished little other than seemingly swapping political positions with their opponents. “Both sides switched, everybody caved, and no one agreed,” he quipped.

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House Passes Two Week Spending Bill

Andree Valentine — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 22:33:36 +0000

Democrats preferred a 30-day spending bill, but Republicans rejected that idea.

The House passed a stopgap two-week spending bill with $4 billion in cuts Tuesday, sending the measure on for likely passage in the Senate as Congress tries to avert a partial shutdown of government.

The House voted 335-91 in favor of the measure. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said it would pass "in the next 48 hours." The current stopgap bill expires on Friday.

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Republicans Start 3-day Push To Reduce Spending

Andree Valentine — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:49:52 +0000

The government budget drama continues, following President Obama's $3.73 trillion spending plan on Monday.
Republicans are ready to start on Tuesday a three-day push on a blueprint for reducing spending for the remainder of the 2011 budget year

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A Republican Comeback

Andree Valentine — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 17:49:21 +0000

You could call them the San Francisco Giants in the world of politics.

After being left for dead in the wake of the 2008 election, Republicans staged a stunning comeback over the past year.

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