Wednesday, February 6, 2013
ANALYSIS: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor yesterday unveiled a ‘softer’ Republican agenda in an attempt to appeal to groups – namely women, seniors, Hispanic and other minorities –…
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Saturday, January 26, 2013
Transcribed and edited by Jenny Jiang Partial transcript of Q&A between Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the attacks against the U.S. consulate in…
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Monday, December 31, 2012
Thank you for visiting WhatTheFolly.com. 2012 has been an exciting year for us, and we’d like to share with you some of the topics we’re proud to have covered:…
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Thursday, December 13, 2012
ANALYSIS: United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice today withdrew her name from consideration for Secretary of State, citing the political fallout from her earlier press statements attributing the deadly…
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Monday, December 10, 2012
A meeting between President Barack Obama and Republican House Speaker John Boehner on Sunday failed to revive the stalled “fiscal cliff” negotiations.
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Monday, December 10, 2012
Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) conceded that Republicans will “have to cave on taxes” to avert the approaching fiscal cliff.
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Accusing Republicans of holding the middle-class “hostage”, House Democrats on Tuesday filed a discharge petition in an attempt to force a vote to extend the Bush-era tax cuts…
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Transcript of House floor remarks by Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi on the discharge petition to bring the Senate-approved “Middle-Class Tax Cut Act” to a vote in the House…
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Monday, December 3, 2012
Text of the letter from Republican House Speaker John Boehner to President Barack Obama outlining a counter-offer to avert the fiscal cliff on Dec. 3, 2012:
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
Edited by Jenny Jiang Transcript of remarks by Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) at a press briefing on the fiscal cliff on Nov. 29, 2012:
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What The Folly?!
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor presents a ‘softer’ Republican agenda to appeal to alienated voters
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
ANALYSIS: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor yesterday unveiled a ‘softer’ Republican agenda in an attempt to appeal to groups – namely women, seniors, Hispanic and other minorities –…
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Transcript: Clinton’s response to Sen. John McCain’s questions on the Benghazi attack
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Transcribed and edited by Jenny Jiang Partial transcript of Q&A between Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the attacks against the U.S. consulate in…
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2012 Year in Review
Monday, December 31, 2012
Thank you for visiting WhatTheFolly.com. 2012 has been an exciting year for us, and we’d like to share with you some of the topics we’re proud to have covered:…
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Susan Rice won’t pursue Secretary of State post
Thursday, December 13, 2012
ANALYSIS: United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice today withdrew her name from consideration for Secretary of State, citing the political fallout from her earlier press statements attributing the deadly…
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Obama-Boehner meeting fails to break ‘fiscal cliff’ impasse
Monday, December 10, 2012
A meeting between President Barack Obama and Republican House Speaker John Boehner on Sunday failed to revive the stalled “fiscal cliff” negotiations.
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Corker concedes GOP should let top tax rate go up
Monday, December 10, 2012
Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) conceded that Republicans will “have to cave on taxes” to avert the approaching fiscal cliff.
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House Democrats file discharge petition on middle-class tax cut bill
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Accusing Republicans of holding the middle-class “hostage”, House Democrats on Tuesday filed a discharge petition in an attempt to force a vote to extend the Bush-era tax cuts…
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Transcript: Remarks by Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi on the discharge petition to bring the Senate-approved “Middle-Class Tax Cut Act” to a vote
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Transcript of House floor remarks by Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi on the discharge petition to bring the Senate-approved “Middle-Class Tax Cut Act” to a vote in the House…
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Fiscal Cliff: Text of Boehner’s “counter-offer” to the White House
Monday, December 3, 2012
Text of the letter from Republican House Speaker John Boehner to President Barack Obama outlining a counter-offer to avert the fiscal cliff on Dec. 3, 2012:
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Transcript: Murray says the wealthy will have to “pay their fair share” in deficit reduction deal
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Edited by Jenny Jiang Transcript of remarks by Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) at a press briefing on the fiscal cliff on Nov. 29, 2012:
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