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    GOP Negotiators Pull Out of Budget Talks

    Bi-partisan budget talks headed by Vice President Biden lost an important participant today. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor pulled out, saying an impasse over taxes requires that discussions be held at a higher level. Janet Hook is congressional correspondent for the Wall Street Journal .

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Bi-partisan budget talks headed by Vice President Biden lost an important participant today. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor pulled out, saying an impasse over taxes requires that discussions be held at a higher level. Janet Hook is congressional correspondent for the Wall Street Journal.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Janet Hook

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    President Obama Proposes Drawdown in Afghanistan
    1. 0:00GOP Negotiators Pull Out of Budget TalksYou’re reading this
    2. 7:35President Obama Proposes Drawdown in Afghanistan
    3. 43:22Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei Released, but Still under Investigation
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