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President's budget is "to the right of Simpson-Bowles" argues CAPs Michael Linden: "...the president is willing to accept overall federal spending levels that are an average of about 0.5 percentage points of gross domestic product less than those in Simpson-Bowles,...

Progressive Breakfast

MORNING MESSAGE: The President’s Budget: A Misguided Mission Statement OurFuture.org's Robert Borosage: "The president’s major purpose is not to address mass unemployment, not to build a new foundation for the economy, not to revive the middle class or redress Gilded...

Bobby Jindal, Still Stuck On Stupid Party

Two-and-a-half months ago, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal addressed the Republican National Committee and said the following: "We must stop being the stupid party." "We must stop insulting the intelligence of voters." "It's time for a new Republican Party that talks like...

Progressive Breakfast

MORNING MESSAGE: Sinking American Electorate - African Americans Still In Depression OurFuture.org's Isaiah J. Poole: "When President Obama formally unveils his fiscal 2014 budget on Wednesday ... there will not be an all-out effort to address the depression-level...

Progressive Breakfast

Obama Proposes Chained CPI Obama to include Chained CPI in budget proposal. NYT: "President Obama next week will take the political risk of formally proposing cuts to Social Security and Medicare in his annual budget in an effort to demonstrate his willingness to...

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