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Almost 1,400 Furlough Letters Heading To Barksdale Workers

Dennis Foley — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:56:07 +0000

Air Force officials say 1,372 Barksdale Air Force Base civilian workers will be getting furlough letters.

Rush Limbaugh on Who Is Paying the Price for President Obama's Political Ambitions

howardjhart — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:08:09 +0000

Watching a CNN analysis with Cato Research Institute’s Michael Tanner is eerily like reading from George Orwell’s “1984," with the news reel effect of what will happen with the sequester. And the truth is, it is going largely unnoticed. But America’s Truth Detector expounds on how the show was staged for the benefit of President Obama’s political ambitions.

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Editorial: Sequester Was Another Theatrical Performance by Barack Obama

Danny Fox — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:47:35 +0000

I'm happy to say that we have made it through the much over hyped sequester! The sky isn't falling and life goes on normally as it always has.

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What Is The Sequester?

Dennis Foley — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:26:20 +0000

Talking heads and news outlets talk about this "sequester," but what exactly is it?

To put it simply: it is a series of spending cuts and revenue hikes aimed at reducing the nation's deficit through a bill so ugly that it would force Congress and the White House to find a solution.

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Rep. Fleming Doesn't Expect Sequester Deal; Barksdale Shouldn't Be Too Hurt

Dennis Foley — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:15:02 +0000

Minden Congressman John Fleming doesn't think there will be a deal in place on the upcoming sequester cuts. He tells KEEL News that he voted against the original bill, Budget Control Act of 2011, because he knew a day like today would come where Republicans and Democrats cannot come together with a plan to avert the sequester spending cuts.

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Should We Be Afraid Of The Sequester? [POLL]

Dennis Foley — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:30:47 +0000

The sequester is set to take effect on Friday, but should Americans be afraid of it's devastating effects? It will cut tens of billions of dollars from the federal budget, somewhat haphazardly, to reduce the deficit. The White House says it will be disastrous to the economy, affect travel, and hurt the military. But Republicans and folks like Rush Limbaugh say that spending will actually be higher after the sequester compared to last year's budget, so the cuts can't be that bad.

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Rush Limbaugh Cites 57 Terrible Consequences of Sequestration

howardjhart — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:12:09 +0000

America’s Truth Detector is ever alert during this time of “Sequesteria.” He has found that one of the Drive By media teams has researched and released a list of “57 Terrible Consequences” if the present administration and congress don’t do something to inhibit the sequestration of about $44 billion in federal funds.

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Rush Limbaugh Says Obama Lacks the Courage to Lead

howardjhart — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:24:11 +0000

America’s Truth Detector doesn’t equivocate. “I’m telling you he doesn’t have the courage to lead! I don’t think he thinks he needs to lead," says Limbaugh about President Barack Obama.

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