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Budget Battles

  • Debate No. One: What to Expect from Obama and Romney

    By CHRIS CILLIZZA, The Washington Post

    It’s a tremendously rare moment in politics when everything and everyone stops for a single event. Wednesday night’s first general election debate between President Obama and former Massachusetts...

  • End the Health Care Tax Break: Reduce Coverage?

    By Merrill Goozner, The Fiscal Times

    Health care insurance benefits have been excluded from taxable income since 1943, when the National War Labor Board ruled employers, who were offering health plans as a way to attract workers without...

  • Amid Debate Prep, Biden and Ryan Work for Votes

    By Jeff Mason, Reuters

    Vice President Joe Biden and Republican rival Paul Ryan sought votes in political battleground states on Saturday while their running mates took a day off the campaign trail ahead of a potentially...

  • How Romney Can Win the Debates and Close the Gap

    By Eric Pianin

    If Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney fails to exploit the opportunity presented by next Wednesday’s debate with President Obama, the election could very well be over by the end of next week...

  • Why Big Money Can’t Buy an Election After All

    By Bruce Bartlett, The Fiscal Times

    One of the most surprising things to come out of this election cycle is how little value Mitt Romney appears to have gotten from the big money advantage he was expected to have. All during the summer...