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Suzy Khimm covers the budget, economic policy, and financial regulatory reform. Before coming to Washington, she was based in Brazil and Southeast Asia, where she wrote for the Economist, Wall Street Journal Asia, Slate, and the Christian Science Monitor. Follow her on Twitter here, and email her here.
Bill Kristol thinks Republicans should be willing to raising taxes. It’s not the first time.
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"It wont kill the country if Republicans raise taxes a little bit on millionaires," the Weekly Standard editor said on Sunday.
The fiscal cliff is an austerity crisis
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Here’s the real reason why the cliff could tip us into another recession.
A possible compromise on the Bush tax cuts
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There are ways to raise tax revenue from wealthy Americans through the Bush tax cuts without hiking tax rates. But they don't raise all that much money.
Chambliss: You could see riots in the streets if we don’t do this right
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The Georgia Republican talks about post-election prospects for the fiscal cliff, and the GOP's willingness to compromise on taxes.
- Boehner says hes willing to accept some additional revenues. What does that mean?
- Has Obama been given a mandate to raise taxes on the wealthy?
- How Republicans are trying to look on the bright side today
- Footnoting the election!
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- Ballot measures 2012: Pot, gambling, and racist language, oh my!
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- Interviews with swing-state voters: The Ron Paul-voter whos backing Obama
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