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Fiscal Responsibility Summit: Guest List

…Economic Council, Larry Summers Domestic Policy Council, Melody Barnes Council on Economic Advisors, Christina Romer Deputy OMB Director, Rob Nabors SENATE Leadership Senator Mitch McConnell (R), Minority Leader – will…

GOP Senators! Why do you hate NASCAR?

…sure Mitch McConnell really thought this one through. How much is he really willing to put on the line to have GM workers take a $3/hr paycut a couple of…

How Not to Build a Bailout Proposal

…said Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader, who Tuesday reached an agreement with Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the majority leader, to add $100 billion in tax breaks…….

Jack Snow’s StrengtheningSocialSecurity.gov

…years later looking at a system that’s going to go into the red in 2018. This time we ought to permanently.’ Yes, Mitch McConnell insists we Democrats stop campaigning –…

Live Bloggin’

…about family values and don’t value families” — well delivered, too. Bush: Quickly said he supported a Mitch McConnell act to raise the minimum wage. Then he said, “the NCLB…

…remove one dime from politics,” said Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the law’s leading congressional opponent. “Outside special interest groups have become the modern-day political parties. Soft money is not gone…

Why, Yes! Of Course! The Voters Will Vote to End Social Security, Medicare, Dodd-Frank and the EPA Because the IRS Improperly Hassled Political “Social Welfare” Organizations and the DOJ Issued Sweeping Subpoenas of AP Phone Lines!

…the National Journal. To name two.* Dickerson argues that the Obama administration “is doing a far better job making the case for conservatism than Mitt Romney, Mitch McConnell, or John…

McCutchen vs. Federal Trade Commission

…Court will take up an appeal from the Republican National Committee, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Alabama businessman Shaun McCutcheon, who say contributions should be treated as “core political speech.”…

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…at present they appear to be the tail wagging the G.O.P. dog. But most Republicans probably share the view that the Senate minority leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, expressed after…