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FIRST TICKET: Dems offer alternative on federal spending; Obama calls outer space
Welcome to First Ticket, a morning snapshot of the day’s political news. • The White House offered up an additional $6.5 billion in federal cuts during budget negotiations Thursday. (Washington Post) • Do Republicans secretly love the EPA? (Politico) • Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is now doing damage control on comments about Obama’s childhood– [... ]
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GOP-led House approves $60b in spending cuts
The House yesterday approved a huge package of spending cuts, slashing some $60 billion from domestic programs, foreign aid, and even some military projects, as the new Republican majority made good on its pledge to turn the grass-roots fervor of the November elections into legislative action to shrink the size and scope of government.
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House Passes Continuing Resolution to Cut Spending in Early Morning Vote
ABC News’ John R. Parkinson reports: So what goes on after 3:00 A.M. in the U.S Capitol on a Saturday morning? Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., sits at a table in the Speaker’s Lobby intensely studying yesterday’s news in the Wall…
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GOP-led House approves battery of spending cuts
The bill, which takes aim at healthcare, social services, environmental regulation and more, gets no Democratic votes. The House has approved a sweeping package of budget cuts that, if enacted, would shrink the federal government’s role in American life, curtailing its involvement in healthcare, social services, environmental regulation, child care and research.
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Meg Whitman Breaks US Campaign Spending Records
Meg Whitman, the Republican candidate for California governor, has surpassed New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg for the highest personal contribution in American campaign history.
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Meg Whitman breaks U.S. campaign spending records
Meg Whitman, the Republican candidate for California governor, has surpassed New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg for the highest personal contribution in American campaign history.
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Meg Whitman breaks political spending record
Former eBay boss Meg Whitman has now contributed more to her campaign for California governor than any other political candidate in American history.
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Whitman sticks to claims on Brown’s gov spending
Associated Press – September 14, 2010 9:44 PM ET CULVER CITY, Calif. (AP) – Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman is sticking by her criticism of Democrat Jerry Brown’s spending record…
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‘Pork barrel’ spending: A big liability for lawmakers in 2010 election?
With the federal deficit at $1.5 trillion, some voters are balking at politicians who tout a record of securing ‘pork barrel’ projects.
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Wealthy political newcomers are spending big
In the midst of one of the worst recessions in decades, a host of former corporate leaders are spending millions in their quest for elective office, using their personal wealth to push past the political machinery and their own lack of experience. Wealth – Recession – Politics – United States – Economy
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