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January 01, 1990 - April 13, 2012 + Left, Right & Center
UN Sharpens Focus on Middle East

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Reaction to Palestinian request for UN membership, worldwide markets' anxiety over a deepening global recession, another GOP debate, and a possible government shutdown.
Boehner v. Obama; Romney v. Perry

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Setbacks in Europe’s debt crisis. Boehner knocks Obama's jobs plan. How "presidential" are Rick Perry and Mitt Romney? And poverty data from the Census Bureau.
Jobs, the GOP and Remembering 9/11

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We get reaction to President Obama's jobs address. Then, look at Rick Perry's debut at the GOP debate, and reflect on where we are ten...
Where Are the Jobs?

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The latest jobs report, the Obama-Boehner scheduling squabble, news of upcoming suits against big banks over mortgage securities, and Cheney's new memoir...
Bernanke and the Broken Economy

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Fed Chair Bernanke takes a jab at partisan politics but offers no steps to bolster the economy. Also, Rick Perry's surge in the polls, and...
Investor Anxiety; Syrian Instability; Perry Scrutinized

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Arianna Huffington joins us to discuss investor anxiety over economic instability, Obama's call for Syria's Assad to resign, and presidential candidate Rick Perry.
Moody Markets; London's Burning; Candidates' Debate

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We reflect on the week's volatile trading on the stock market and the riots in the UK. Plus, the GOP debate in Iowa and anticipation...
Heading for a Double Dip?

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After the Dow's steady downturn, the grim economic forecast and a bruising fight over the budget, what are political implications and prospects for Obama and...
Default or Deal?

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We devote our entire program to the debt ceiling "madness" as our nation's elected officials reach the endgame of negotiations...
Kabuki Dancing on the Debt Ceiling

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Is a "grand bargain" in the works? The Democratic Senate rejected a House GOP bill to cut and cap the budget, leaving President Obama and...
Til Debt Do Us Part

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The debt ceiling stand-off in Washington intensified this week....
Jobs; Budget; Murdoch; Space

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Today, a weak jobs report dampens hopes for the economy, Obama and Boehner split on a budget deal, "The News of the World" becomes news,...
DSK's Reversal of Fortune, Obama as Scolder-in-Chief, and more

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Today, the sexual assault case against former IMF head Strauss-Kahn, President Obama's news conference, Bachmann's presidential campaign, and gay marriage in NY.
Troop Timetable; Budget Breakdown and Fed Forecast

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There's broad criticism of Obama's schedule to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, a budget deal bust, and Bernankes downgrading of the Fed forecast of economic growth...
Euro Crisis; Fannie Mae; US-Pakistan Relations; Troop Drawdown

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Greek debt's vast impact, the NYT's David Brooks on Fannie Mae fiddling while financial markets burned, AfPak security and troop withdrawal, and AARP on social...