President Barack Obama, two years into a presidency that increased spending to prime a weak economy, is turning his attention to the nation s crushing debt and trying to counter a Republican anti-deficit plan with a framework of his own that tackles politically sensitive health care programs while also increasing taxes.
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It wasn t long ago tea party leaders worried about a GOP takeover. But after Joe Miller s stunning win over GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski in Alaska, sources now say it s the Republican establishment that is concerned about a grass roots movement whose power has expanded so rapidly that it now threatens the party s political hegemony.
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