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marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 1/28/2009
Interview: Cantor On What Republicans Want
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This evening, I spoke with Rep. Eric Cantor, the House Minority Whip, about what Republicans really want out of the stimulus package, and about elements of the Republican counter-proposal, which they'll unveil tomorrow.  My questions are edited for clarity; his answers are verbatim.  ...
fivethirtyeight.com - 1/29/2009
The Republican Death Spiral
— fivethirtyeight.com — It's not just the goose egg that the House Republicans laid on the Democratic stimulus package yesterday: Boehner's Boys have been equally uncooperative on other matters. Case in point: a bill yesterday to delay the transition to digital TV . This ... (more) The Republican Death Spiral

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marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 1/29/2009
More Republican Triangulating On Bipartisanship: Cantor Responds To White House
— marcambinder.theatlantic.com — House Republicans are reacting strongly to reports that the White House plans a political onslaught to pressure Republicans into supporting the stimulus package and to punish those who don't. House Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA)  will soon ... (more) More Republican Triangulating On Bipartisanship: Cantor ...

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Bank Employing GOP House Leader’s Wife Got Bailout Bucks
propublica.org - 1/23/2009
Bank Employing GOP House Leader’s Wife Got Bailout Bucks
— propublica.org — Bank Employing GOP House Leader’s Wife Got Bailout Bucks Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) holds up House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's statement while speaking to the media after the vote failed on the bailout on Capitol Hill on Sept. 29, 2008. (Mark Wilson/Getty ... (more) Bank Employing GOP House Leader’s Wife Got Bailout ...

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Think Progress:  Cantor Continues To Lie About The CBO Analysis Of Recovery Bill

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Cantor Continues To Lie About The CBO Analysis Of Recovery Bill
Think Progress — ... than to small businesses. In new interviews, he continues to peddle the same falsehood, even though House Democrats have now agreed to ...

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