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babsbunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-10 06:10 PM
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Obama and Republican Keen on Killing Middle Class Mortgage Deduction
Edited on Wed Dec-01-10 06:12 PM by babsbunny
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/02/us/politics/02fiscal.html?hp

Two Senators Endorse Debt Panel Plan

WASHINGTON — The Republican and Democratic leaders of the Senate Budget Committee, Judd Gregg and Kent Conrad, said on Wednesday that they endorsed the package of long-term tax increases and spending cuts put forward by the co-chairmen of President Obama’s deficit reduction commission.

But their support was offset by several other members of Congress from both parties who indicated their opposition to the plan before a final vote on Friday.
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Vincardog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-10 06:17 PM
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1. The cat food commission is dissolved tonight at midnight
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MrTriumph Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-10 06:25 PM
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2. Residential Real Estate Ownership Under Siege. Look Out, Middle Class!
This would be an ill-timed attack on one of the perks of real property ownership.

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shireen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-10 07:12 PM
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4. it's going to severely wound the real estate market,
especially young families in their first home. That really pisses me off!

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FiveGoodMen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-10 06:27 PM
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3. Blitzkrieg
They're attacking us from every direction.

The war is on.
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emulatorloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-10 07:57 PM
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5. Since when did Kent Conrad get nicknamed "Obama'
Story seems to be about Judd Gregg and Kent Conrad

Lemme see, How many Washington "Commissions" have gone nowhere?
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