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1. Hey, thanks, she.. you're kind of a
Sun Dec 30, 2012, 10:28 PM
Dec 2012

smartypants yourself

It's a huge Long Game.. I now remember reading this sage advice from Michelle Obama.. her husband is amazing the way he doesn't let himself get distracted by the chatter and noise, 'cause there's way too much of that.

"Senate showdown set for Monday"


Fiscal talks took a step backwards earlier today when Republicans insisted on including chained CPI in the agreement. A Senate Democratic aide told me this afternoon, "We believed it was mutually understood that chained CPI was off the table for a smaller-scale agreement, and see Republicans' continued insistence on including it as a major setback."

Democrats held firm, and soon after, GOP members backed off -- at least on this one provision

http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2012/12/30/16255447-senate-showdown-set-for-monday?lite

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