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You may be right, Mr. President, but this is crazy

...that he has reached farther toward compromise than House Republicans.But knowing who's at fault doesn't fix the...way to avert a GOP-backed debt crisis, and the House Republican leadership supported sequestration. More broadly...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/guest-columns/2013-02-22/you-may-be-right-mr
Guest Columns
No offense, but all politics is passive-aggresive

President Barack Obama and House Republicans are allowing the March 1 deadline for the budget sequester to creep nearer - as if assuming that the other guys will bear the brunt...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/guest-columns/2013-02-26/no-offense-all-poli
Guest Columns
Obama takes GOP senators to dinner

...Next week, Obama is scheduled to have lunch at the capitol with more GOP senators and he is seeking a meeting with House Republicans as well. This is a significant shift for a president who, throughout his first term, was criticized by inside-the-Beltway...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/guest-columns/2013-03-12/obama-takes-gop-sen
Guest Columns
Obama needs less charm, more courage

So it was a good meeting. House Republicans welcomed the chance for a frank exchange of ideas with President Barack Obama on Wednesday. Outreach is always positive, and...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/guest-columns/2013-03-15/obama-needs-less-ch
Guest Columns
Five myths about government shutdown

...this year's sequester showdown and a near-certain battle over the debt limit coming up again this spring. With House Republicans and the Obama administration constantly at odds, why would we think any agreement between them would be inevitable...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/guest-columns/2013-03-19/five-myths-about-go
Guest Columns

...bill is sponsored by that committee's chairman, DFL Rep. Steve Simon, and has bipartisan support including from House Republican Leader Kurt Daudt.Supporters of shifting the primary two months earlier say it would give winning primary candidates...

http://brainerddispatch.com/2013-02-28
President Congeniality talks tough

...added, "was rejected by the American people when it was debated during the presidential campaign. . . . But if the House Republicans disagree with that and they want to shut down the government to see if they can get their way on it, that's their...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/guest-columns/2013-01-15/president-congenial
Guest Columns
Behind the soothing titles, legislative debacles

...The answer is Speaker John Boehner, Ohio, and his House Republican leadership team. They tried to do just that as part...The nation will face an even tougher new year if House Republicans continue only to allow controversial measures to...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/2012-12-25/behind-soothing-titles-legislativ
Opinion
GOP lawmakers host jobs roundtable

...State of the State address where he participated in a jobs roundtable with local job creators from across the state. House Republicans used their guest tickets to the annual address, traditionally reserved for friends and family members, to invite...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2013-02-07/gop-lawmakers-host-jobs-roundtable
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...revenue over 10 years by limiting tax loopholes and deductions as part of a broad tax overhaul.But the speaker and House Republicans have come under increasing pressure form a number of Senate Republicans who say they should yield to Obama's demand...

http://brainerddispatch.com/2012-12-16-2

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