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Really Messy

by Josh Marshall
09.13.13 | 8:25 am

So a paradoxical dynamic now in the ‘Defund Obamacare’ alternative universe. House leaders are struggling to find a way to make the issue go away. But the Tea Party senators – who of course don’t need to worry about running anything – are taking a hard line and really making life hell for the leadership in the House.

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