Daily Archives: December 20, 2011

President Obama and Vice President Biden participate in a ceremony marking the return of the United States Forces-Iraq Colors

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John Boehner, House “WEEPER” Reacts To Latest GOP Tea Party Directives To Reject Payroll Tax Cuts

The House on Tuesday rejected a bipartisan Senate compromise to extend a payroll tax cut for two months, along with unemployment benefits, plunging Washington on the eve of Christmas into uncertainty about the fate of the tax cut enjoyed by … Continue reading

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Tuesday Open Thread

“Jingle Bells” is one of the best-known and commonly sung winter songs in the world. It was written by James Lord Pierpont (1822–1893) and published under the title “One Horse Open Sleigh” in the autumn of 1857. Even though it … Continue reading

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