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Republicans and Democrats Still Can’t Agree on How to Handle National Debt
House Speaker John Boehner (Getty) Members of a bipartisan "supercommittee" formed to address the national debt can't seem to agree on a plan and it doesn't look like they will any time soon. Details...
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Paul Ryan’s ‘Problematic’ RNC Spending Spree
Paul Ryan campaigning in Virginia earlier this month. (Photo: Getty) A Politicker examination of federal campaign finance disclosure reports submitted by Paul Ryan’s congressional campaign has...
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Trio of NYC House Members Warn Obama They Won’t Back Cut-Based Sequester Bargain
(Photo: Getty) Three members of New York City's congressional delegation have signed on to a letter vowing not to back any White House bargain to avoid the $85 billion in automatic budget cuts known as...
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Bill Thompson Reports Significant Fund-Raising Haul
Bill Thomspon. (Photo: Facebook/Bill Thompson) Bill Thompson raised more than $600,000 over the past two months for his mayoral bid--a haul his campaign touted as a "dramatic" uptick in their...
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John Catsimatidis Spending Big on Billboards, Lip Balm and Candy
John Catsimatidis opening his new Brooklyn campaign office Wednesday evening. (Photo: Twitter/JCats2013) All of the major mayoral candidates have been spending cash at a relative steady clip; but no...
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Weiner Raises More Than $800,000 in Two Months
Anthony Weiner: Fund-raising machine. Despite speculation that Gov. Eliot Spitzer's sudden jump back into politics would drag Anthony Weiner's name back into the mud, his campaign appears to be getting...
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Bill de Blasio Hitting the Airwaves Tomorrow
Bill de Blasio. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Public Advocate Bill de Blasio is set to hit the airwaves tomorrow with the first ad buy of his mayoral race. Mr. de Blasio, whose campaign appears to...
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Outside Groups Start Spending Big on Thompson, Stringer
A UFA poster. (NYC Campaign Finance Board) A new generation of super-PAC-like groups have begun to pour money into the city's races, and several candidates are certainly benefiting. Former Comptroller...
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Councilman Proposes Cigarette-Style Warnings on Independent PAC Ads
A mock independent expenditure warning. (Photo: Councilman Lander's office.) City Councilman Brad Lander is looking to rein in exploding expenditures from super PAC-like groups with proposed new...
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Independent Budget Office Suggests Boosting Taxes on Beer, Liquor and Plastic...
The IBO thinks the city should boost taxes on liquor, wine and beer. (Photo: Lionel Bonaventure/Getty) The city's Independent Budget Office has some ideas for incoming Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio to...
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