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The Dems' Deficit Reduction Balancing Act
The president's reported embrace of deficit-cutting recommendations Democrats once attacked leaves his party scrambling to adjust.
— Suzy Khimm

Can a Tea Partier "Primary Boehner"?
Furious over the budget deal, Tea Party Nation's Judson Phillips threatens to unseat John Boehner in 2012.
— Stephanie Mencimer

What the Union Fight is Really About:
Defunding the Left
The GOP's new three-part plan to starve the Dems.
— Kevin Drum