George Wenschhof
GOP Debate More of The Same - Once again, it was Mitt Romney who won by default, followed by Rick Perry who was hammered by most of the other Republican presidential candidates on the HPV vacine, immigration, his jobs record and social security, yet held his own.
Fading fast was Michele Bachmann and the rest of the candidates are already toast.
TPM.com has a quick 100 second debate highlight here.
and Mark Halperin of ThePage.com has his take here.
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Tax Rich To Pay For Jobs Proposal - as expected, President Obama's American Jobs Act is to be paid by increased taxes by wealthy taxpayers. It would be an increase of taxes to those individual making $200,000 or more and families earning more than $250,000.
The extension of the reduced payroll tax is also causing some concern from those concerned about the stability of social security. It is the tax that goes into social security which has been reduced. TheHill.com has more here.
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Boehner Wants CBO Assessment of Jobs Bill - House Speaker John Boehner (R) wants the Congressional budget Office to score the proposal first before the House takes it up for consideration. Politico.com has more here.
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Concerns Rise on Euro Zone - as Greece teeters on the edge of default, fears rise the 17 country currency area could experience a domino effect. Reuters.com has more here.
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NY and Nevada Special Elections Today - Republicans are looking to score two wins today. A win in New York would give them plenty to crow about heading into the 2012 election. The NY Times has a good read on the NY race here.
RollCall.com has their take on the NY 9th district election here and the Nevada district 2 election here.
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Iran to Release Two U.S. Hikers - Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said he will release the two hikers held for two years on charges of espionage and give them a pardon. The Washington Post has more here.
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Daily Political Wire
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