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Jobs For Bombs?

by Thomas Lane
02.02.12 | 7:43 am

The GOP suggests a plan for holding off Defense cuts without increasing taxes.

Meanwhile, Sahil Kapur outlines the standoff, and why Dems think they won’t be the ones to blink.

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