Politics Afternoon Edition: Republicans make $4.6 trillion counteroffer on fiscal cliff

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View on the Web. Monday, December 3, 2012 AFTERNOON HEADLINES House GOP makes 'fiscal cliff' counteroffer House Republican leaders endorsed a far-reaching plan Monday to rein in the national debt that would raise $800 billion in new tax revenue, slice $600 billion from federal health programs and apply a stingier measure of inflation to Social Security. Do Democrats actually want to go over the fiscal cliff? Is deadlock right where Democrats want things to be and whether the president's party has any real interest in finding common ground before Dec. 31? Why the White House kept Debbie Wasserman Schultz as DNC chair Tensions between the DNC chair and the White House were Washington's worst kept secret. The myth of the six-year itch It's not so much that a president's second midterm is bad news, so much as that all midterms are bad news. Exit Interview: When Barney Frank announced he was 'coming out of the room' (er… the closet) The story of when Barney Frank came out to his colleagues involves a double date with flight attendants on New Year's Eve in Egypt. Frank, 72, is retiring next month after more than three decades in Congress. QUOTE OF THE DAY 'Lets you and I try to live on food stamps in New Jersey (high cost of living) and feed a family for a week or month. U game?' Newark, N.J. Mayor Cory Booker in a challenge to a North Carolina woman Follow Washington Post Politics:     Unsubscribe ©2012 The Washington Post 1150 15th St NW Washington, DC 20071 Help & Contact Info Privacy Policy

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