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<title><![CDATA[Alexis Simendinger and Caitlin Huey-Burns - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/23821.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Alexis Simendinger and Caitlin Huey-Burns]]></description><category domain="23821">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Candidates Blitzing Iowa, New Hampshire on Labor Day]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alexis Simendinger and Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Labor Day was invented by organized labor, becoming a &ldquo;workingman&rsquo;s holiday,&rdquo; observed first in the states and then as an annual, national respite beginning in 1894. Since then, it&rsquo;s been a regular event for local, state and nationally ambitious politicians who...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Shinseki Resigns, But Next Steps for VA Still Unclear]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alexis Simendinger and Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Obama, never quick to fire loyalists, paused for weeks while overlapping investigations exposed widespread misconduct inside the Veterans Affairs Department. But on Friday, expecting to focus next week on an important EPA rulemaking, plus a European trip, Obama got his day...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obamacare Deadline Q&amp;A: Where We Are, What's Next]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/03/31/obamacare_deadline_qa_where_we_are_whats_next_122110.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alexis Simendinger and Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[After years of anticipation, a long spell of calamitous implementation, and millions of hours spent by advocates nudging a nation to &ldquo;get covered,&rdquo; the Obama administration will cross a health-care threshold on March 31.
The arrival of Monday&rsquo;s deadline to get private...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obama Orders Sanctions; House Backs Ukraine Aid]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/03/07/obama_orders_sanctions_house_backs_ukraine_aid_121841.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Alexis Simendinger and Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Obama, embroiled in a Ukrainian political and territorial standoff, raced to stay ahead of events Thursday as he authorized U.S. sanctions aimed at Moscow and urged Russian President Vladimir Putin during a phone call to retreat from Crimea.
Obama pointed to international...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obama, Congress Mull Steps to Curb Russia]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/03/04/obama_congress_mull_steps_to_curb_russia_121796.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Alexis Simendinger and Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In a drama reminiscent of the U.S.-Soviet power rivalry decades ago, President Obama warned Russia on Monday to pull troops from Crimea or face possible international sanctions and diplomatic isolation.
Events in Ukraine, and administration disagreements with Germany about how to reckon...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dinner With Barack: Who Was on the GOP List, and Why]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/03/06/dinner_with_barack_whos_on_the_gop_list_and_why_117321.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Alexis Simendinger and Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[To remedy America&rsquo;s long-term fiscal problems, President Obama has tried cajoling Senate Republicans, working around them, and then campaigning full-out against them. Wednesday night he tried to cook up a coalition of the willing over a warm meal and some wine.
Surprising much of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obama Says He's Hopeful About Budget Deal]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2012/12/21/obama_says_hes_hopeful_about_budget_deal.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Alexis Simendinger and Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Obama said Friday evening that a small rescue package or series of bills may be necessary after Christmas to keep middle-class and unemployed Americans from being harmed after Jan. 1 as spending cuts and tax hikes set to impact everyone take effect automatically.
The larger, $4...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Amid &quot;Frank&quot; Talks, Obama Uses Polls as Pry Bar]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2012/12/14/amid_frank_talks_obama_uses_polls_as_pry_bar_116425.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Alexis Simendinger and Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Obama and John Boehner met privately Thursday night in search of a budget deal while new polls underscored why the president believes public opinion has become a powerful pry bar to use in the negotiations.
All sides continued to say they were committed to averting nearly $600...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obama, Leaders Want Fiscal Deal by Christmas]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2012/11/16/obama_leaders_want_fiscal_deal_by_christmas_116191.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Alexis Simendinger and Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Obama and congressional leaders agreed Friday to aim for a Christmas deadline to iron out a new budget deal that would avert higher taxes and deep spending cuts poised to take effect in January.
Republicans said they will accept higher revenues if paired with changes to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obama, GOP Leaders to Meet on Averting  &quot;Cliff&quot;]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2012/11/09/obama_gop_leaders_to_meet_on_averting__cliff_116125.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Alexis Simendinger and Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Obama will launch formal discussions with congressional leaders at the White House Nov. 16 aimed at heading off more than $600 billion in tax increases and spending cuts that loom as a statutory certainty after Dec. 31.
The meeting will be the first for the president and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obama Scolds House GOP Over Payroll Tax Stalemate]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2011/12/21/obama_scolds_house_gop_over_payroll_tax_stalemate_112486.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Alexis Simendinger and Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Obama turned up the heat on House Republicans Tuesday afternoon, urging them to rethink their opposition to a Senate-approved bill that would extend the payroll tax holiday for at least two more months next year.
Shortly after House conservatives voted Tuesday to rebuke the...]]></description>
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