Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Senate GOP ponders ceding power to President Obama - Manu Raju and David Rogers - POLITICO.com - Days before the March 1 deadline, Senate Republicans are circulating a draft bill that would cancel $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts and instead turn over authority to President Barack Obama to achieve the same level of savings under a plan to be filed by March 8.
Is YouTube about to introduce pay-TV?: App's hidden code reveals new subscription plan for video channels | Mail Online - Find backs up speculation that YouTube plans paid-for channels by spring - Move would bring it into competition with satellite and cable services - Google-owned firm has solicited bids from several production companies - Channels expected to cost between $1 (60p) and $5 (£3) per month
Majority will hold Republicans to blame if sequester cuts occur: poll - NY Daily News - Dan Hirschhorn - That's according to a new poll from the Pew Research Center, which finds that Americans view the GOP as "too extreme" and "out of touch." - The findings could spell trouble for Republicans as they stare down Obama in a political game of chicken over the so-called "sequester," automatic spending cuts that are set to kick in Friday and threaten the fragile economy. Obama wants to replace them with a mix of tax revenues and spending cuts, while Republicans are refusing to accept any new tax revenues as part of a deal.
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