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Obama: Fiscal Cliff Deal 'Still A Work In Progress'
is "still a work in progress." Exiting the West Wing at 12:30 this afternoon en route to a holiday reception at Blair House , the President was asked by a reporter if he was feeling optimistic that an agreement can be reached to avoid the impending
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A Dozen House Democrats Urge President Obama to End Bush-Era Tax Cuts for Rich
conferences. Over the past few months, the vice president has held five meetings, either at the Capitol or at the Blair House near the White House. The Treasury Department says that lawmakers have until August 2 nd before the US. government
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Debt Talks Resume on the Hill, With Promises for a “Robust Series of Meetings” Next Week
of lawmakers from each of the four caucuses. Since, Mr. Biden has held five meetings, ether on the Hill or at the Blair House near the White House. This week the House of Representatives is out of session and the week prior the Senate was out of session
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In Debt Ceiling Negotiations, Democrats Insist Paul Ryan’s Medicare Reform Plan to be 'Off the Table'
On Thursday Vice President Biden will hold the fifth round of debt talks – this time on the Hill, rather than in the Blair House . The administration has come out against the Medicare reforms in the GOP’s plan – authored by House Budget Committee
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Biden plays dealmaker on deficits, debt
Republicans who wanted far more and Democrats who wanted less. Now he sits at the head of the negotiating table at Blair House , across from the White House, or on Capitol Hill, seeking to bridge Republicans' calls for cuts in entitlement
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With Debt Limit Maxed Out, Lawmakers Hold Firm On Remedy
Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is in New York today with her two appointees to the Vice President’s deficit talks at Blair House , Assistant Democratic Leader James Clyburn, D-South Carolina, and Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland
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Joe Biden and the Deficit Reduction Crew: Long on Smiles, Short on Details
none of the participants offered details after the second meeting of the “bipartisan, bicameral” team today at the Blair House . “Look, optimism is an occupational requirement. I remain optimistic,” Biden said to reporters waiting outside
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'Are You Kidding?': Joe Biden Defends Legality of Osama Bin Laden Killing
offered after a moment of thought only an incredulous "are you kidding?" Biden made the comments on his way into Blair House , across the street from the White House, for a meeting of bipartisan negotiators working to find a solution to closing
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Budget Talks Heat Up: Can Lawmakers Crack a Deal Before Debt Ceiling Deadline?to see what their proposals are." Vice President Joe Biden met with Democratic and Republican leaders Thursday at Blair House to discuss these issues. But many observers say it will be the freshman and Tea Party wing of the party that might
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Deficit reduction talks face roadblocks
toughest issues: taxes and entitlement programs. A new round of negotiations headed by Vice President Biden will begin at Blair House , across from the White House, even as Democrats and Republicans in the Senate struggle to nail down a plan that could
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Federal Deficit: New Presidential Commission Joins Budget Battlenation's finances," said Cantor, a Virginia Republican. The first meeting for the Gang of Seven is scheduled May 5 at Blair House . Meanwhile the Gang of Six has been meeting for months now and is close to releasing its own plan. The Gang of Six
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What's In A Word? The Debate Over "ObamaCare": The Name & The Law
decide if it’s pejorative.” King argued that President Obama himself used the term during a health care summit at Blair House last year. “President Obama called it ObamaCare. I know he uses his middle name but no one else can, but he’s named it ObamaCare
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Obama Hosts CEOs -- but Is He Doing Enough to Promote Job Creation?
administration has not been a friend of American business, the president played host today to 20 chief executives at the Blair House , across the street from the White House. "We focused on jobs and investment and they feel optimistic that, by working
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'The Note': High Noon at Blair HouseTake a look at the Thursday edition often that. ABC White House reporter Karen in Washington with the details hi Karen good afternoon meg so any progress soapbox. Bad. Dress in something not really is so much meg but the fact that actually sitting down and having this conversation Republicans and
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Peter Roskam: 2008 Playbook Won't Work For Obama in 2012remain so to me. I think he's got to deal forthrightly. With Paul Ryan. Ryan is the person able to go into the Blair house situation and say hey you're double counting here this is not making sense. In the Barack Obama that I debated in
Paul Ryan. Ryan is the person -- able to go into the Blair house situation and say hey you're double counting here this is not making sense. In the Barack Obama that I debated in the -
Sept. 12, 1994: White House Plane Crashthat the plane flew right past Blair house where He was but drawing any apparent sweeping across Pennsylvania Avenue at Blair house early this morning when White House just above treetop level. Buzzing Blair house before hooking and descending directly
in the White House last night that the plane flew right past Blair house where He was -- but -- drawing any apparent notice. Which brings us to the real questions tonight. As a practical matter how much protection -- Secret Service give the president just how safe is it. Here's Nightline's -- The White House the good news is President Clinton and his family are safe Rumsfeld bears tonight. The better news is they were sweeping across Pennsylvania Avenue at Blair house early this morning when White House security was proliferated. I don't think there's any question that there was a failure of security.city. Corder flew south along seventeenth street just above treetop level. Buzzing Blair house before hooking -- and descending directly over formal gardens and temporary bleachers all the White House south law. This has McCain down -
Mark Pryor: 'Not Getting What We Need' From Pakistantoday with vice president over at Blair house . You've talked in the past about that. Something comes out of the Blair house meeting that you guys can vote to do and I hope what comes the Blair house and again I'm not. Then have
the deficit reduction issue. Bipartisan meeting today with vice president over at Blair house . You've talked in the past about the need for everything to be on the table entitlements to be talked about. How. -- do you think it is that. Something comes out of the Blair house meeting that you guys can vote on -- gonna do something significant. For deficit reduction. I think we have to do somethingthink what we need to do and I hope what comes the Blair house and again I'm not. Then -- have a miracle today but I hope this process leads to a bipartisan agreement. Where. Democrats -
The Green Room: DADT Repealedposition one thing that you know nobody really noticed but pay much attention to this week Obama spent four hours at Blair house meeting with a group CEOs. If He can get them to start hiring it's all about jobs that's what the prize is going
but pay much attention to this week Obama spent four hours at Blair house meeting with a group -- CEOs. If He can get them to start hiring it's all about jobs that's what the prize -
The Nuclear Summitto make our case every single day. The president spent most of his day across the street from the White House at the Blair house that's where He met one on one with world leaders from countries like India Pakistan. stunned and South Africa all
of his day across the street from the White House at the Blair house that's where He met one on one with world leaders from countries like India Pakistan. -- stunned and South Africa all of -
Washington Post's Chris Cillizza on 'Top Line'does it preclude him being able to do. That remember that. Fiscal responsibility form whenever it was called her at Blair house John McCain and serve openly attack. Barack Obama sarcastic. And you know the question is is there too much water
remember -- that. Fiscal responsibility form whenever it was called her at Blair house John McCain and serve openly attack. Barack Obama sarcastic. And you know the question is is there too much water under the
