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    House GOP Defend Bipartisan Budget Deal

    The bipartisan budget agreement released yesterday on Capitol Hill has been attacked by conservative groups, including Heritage Action , the Club for Growth and Americans for Prosperity . House Speaker John Boehner was asked today about their opposition.

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

    The bipartisan budget agreement released yesterday on Capitol Hill has been attacked by conservative groups, including Heritage Action, the Club for Growth and Americans for Prosperity. House Speaker John Boehner was asked today about their opposition. He accused the groups "who came out and opposed it before they ever saw it," as "using the American people for their own goals... If you're for more deficit reduction, you're for this agreement." Janet Hook is congressional correspondent for the Wall Street Journal.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Assistant Producer, To the Point/Which Way, LA?

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      Janet Hook

      Wall Street Journal

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    1 of 3
    Ukraine Struggles for a Way Forward
    1. 0:00House GOP Defend Bipartisan Budget DealYou’re reading this
    2. 8:33Ukraine: More Dangerously Divided than Ever
    3. 44:32Many States Loosen Gun Control Laws a Year after Newtown
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