1. Cruz: GOP has 'leverage' in debt-ceiling fight:

    ted_cruz_09

    ... cliff showdown, Mr. Cruz told Fox's Sean Hannity on Tuesday. "With respect to the debt ceiling, we ... (Washington Times) Sen. Ted Cruz said Republicans came out on the short end of the "fiscal cliff ... outcome in the upcoming debt-ceiling negotiations. "Whoever owns the default whoever wins

  2. The day of the Hobbits

    ... the coonskin to the wall. As even the Journal concedes, the final deal to raise the debt ceiling, worked ... of the Tea Party." The Hobbits demanded that the GOP do battle over the debt ceiling ... . The deal cuts spending by $900 billion and raises the debt ceiling an equal amount. It mandates further

  3. Even with deal, 3 more 'fiscal cliffs' loom

    130101weepingstatue

    ... (MONEY.CNN) Think the fiscal cliff is causing uncertainty and holding back the economy? How about ... the debt ceiling and temporarily puts off most of the automatic spending cuts otherwise set to take ... three more cliff-like deadlines over the next three months? That's what's in store if Congress

  4. Paycheck to paycheck, and what to do about it

    ftmweekly_ad_600px

    ... debt ceiling debate' Investing in what people need Is America on the eve of a civil war ... petrodollar system The real story about the fiscal cliff Last hurrah from a state statesman ... Election won't remove America's year-end fiscal cliff Housing starts up, prices grow

  5. Gold dropping? Why not to worry

    ftmweekly_ad_600px

    ... their worst weekly drop of 2013. Of the 10 sectors of the S&P 500, energy was the worst ... on the S&P and 10 stocks on the Dow are scheduled to report earnings. Apple, Exxon Mobil ... bogus debt ceiling debate' Investing in what people need Is America on the eve of a civil war

  6. GOP warned to knock off 'smoke and mirrors'

    ... cliff – and ignore signals from voters and the S&P bond ratings agency that we must ... . The national debt ceiling is about $14.3 trillion, and officials expect the country's current pace ... to grant Obama more borrowing and spending authority. "If you vote to raise the debt ceiling, you get

  7. 'The unbelievably bogus debt ceiling debate'

    ftmweekly_ad_600px

    ... incredulous response to the unbelievably bogus and disingenuous debt ceiling debate Those heavily entrenched ... on the precious metals market. "Tom and I talk about the debt ceiling debate and its impact on gold ... the fiscal cliff Last hurrah from a state statesman Market in 'correction' with post-election sell

  8. Senator: Obama 'crazy' to claim unilateral debt-ceiling power

    cornyn

    ... , included a provision allowing the White House to raise the debt ceiling without the consent of Congress. "Well, it's outrageous," Cornyn said on Fox News. ... , on Friday panned a proposal by the White House that would allow President Obama to raise the debt ... ceiling without congressional approval. Cornyn was referring to a plan Treasury Secretary Tim

  9. National debt doubles under Bernanke

    bernanke4

    ... dollars down on the problem. With the Congressional Budget Office projecting the fiscal cliff ... on Feb. 1, 2006, rose to $16.366 trillion on Dec. 12, 2012. On Dec. 12, 2012, the Federal Reserve ... the national debt accumulates. In December, Bernanke reached a new milestone, doubling

  10. Embrace the 'fiscal cliff'

    columndujour300

    ... (Tea Party Tribune) -- America faces a Fiscal Cliff in January. Well, no, actually, it doesnt ... fall at the Democrats feet. This vastly-misnamed Fiscal Cliff is the Tea Partys friend ... . It was a condition we demanded in exchange for raising the debt ceiling in 2011. We insisted on it because