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Sunlei

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9. Thanks for posting this and here is a link to Presidents statements 12/312012 noonish

Reply to cal04 (Original post)

Tue Jan 1, 2013, 10:25 AM

Jan 2013

This is where President Obama spoke live about the last min. deal that happened a couple hours later. I think the President did an excellent job. Good as could be expected with the disfunctional members of our Gov. he has to work with.

http://www.nytimes.com/video/2012/12/31/us/politics/100000001981428/president-obama-on-the-fiscal-talks.html#100000001981428

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'Fiscal Cliff' Statement From President Obama [View all] cal04 Jan 2013 OP

Is there somewhere one can link to the agreement itself or a very detailed summary of it? cloudythescribbler Jan 2013 #1

Wouldn't that be nice....! Please! grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #2

H.R.8 -- American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Engrossed Amendment Senate - EAS) steve2470 Jan 2013 #3

Caver in Chief bucolic_frolic Jan 2013 #4

You might want to read: "Five Facts About America's Pathological Wealth Distribution" panzerfaust Jan 2013 #7

"Debt has masked wealth inequality for 30 years " dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #13

Hold on I am coming with my education! See my paper below sent to Obama and a few others earcandle Jan 2013 #15

That's a bunch of BULLONEY.. You can bring in VP Biden and Senator Bernie Cha Jan 2013 #16

+1 Owl Jan 2013 #19

He will cut Social Security and Medicare.. lib2DaBone Jan 2013 #5

"...would put off budget cuts for two months ..." A GRAND Accomplishment. panzerfaust Jan 2013 #6

This statement could as easily been authored by Bush Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #8

+1 forestpath Jan 2013 #12

Thanks for posting this and here is a link to Presidents statements 12/312012 noonish Sunlei Jan 2013 #9

Whenever the question "where are all the moderate Republicans?" is asked mountain grammy Jan 2013 #10

When do we start cutting the defense budget?? dmosh42 Jan 2013 #11

Good question... not a single mention of it.... Owl Jan 2013 #18

Seemes like a decent deal to me so far FreeBC Jan 2013 #14

Thanks cal04.. this Deal that VP Biden brokered with mitch that Bernie Sanders VOTED Cha Jan 2013 #17

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