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| − | <div class="p402_premium"><p>In 2011, when President proposed the scheme and both parties in embraced it, their thinking was: With a whole year to work on a deal, surely we can figure out a way to avoid a catastrophe.</p><p>What Washington did they think they were living in?</p><p>With no negotiations under way, it's virtually certain that on March 1, a long list of federal programs will get slashed. But at this point, the only thing Democrats and agree on is that the mandatory cuts will hurt the economy, the nation's security and the well-being of the American people.</p><p>So why has there been no serious negotiation to avoid the train wreck we all see coming? One reason is that both sides think the public will side with them and blame the other party,christian louboutin.</p><p>Obama and the Democrats think they can win the public relations battle because Americans are already on their side. A Pew Research Center poll released last week, for example, found that a big majority of Americans, 76%, agree with Obama's approach of combining spending cuts with tax increases; only 19% agree with the Republican position that tax increases should be off the table.</p><p>But Republicans think it won't be hard to turn the public against Obama, since he was the one who proposed the sequester in the first place (never mind that they approved the plan). They'll also insist that the administration is deliberately making the cuts more painful than they need to be. Some in the GOP have even proposed giving Obama more discretion over where to slash,louboutin sale, so he can't complain that his hands are tied.</p><p>Both sides have a point. Most Americans do want to cut federal spending in general. But when it comes to individual programs, they want to protect them. The Pew poll found that a majority favored cuts in only one area: foreign aid. Most respondents didn't want cuts in education, healthcare, unemployment benefits or defense.</p><p>That's why the administration has offered deliberately dramatic forecasts of what spending cuts could mean, from canceled military operations and reduced Border Patrol surveillance to fewer tests, fewer children in and even potential meat shortages (because of reduced meat inspections),cheap ghd straighteners.</p><p>And seemingly minor cutbacks can have outsized political impact. When Republicans in Congress shut down the federal government in 1995, the public reacted harshly once vacationers discovered that and other national parks were closed. This time, the most painful cut for many people may be at the nation's airports: If the sequester continues past April 1, the Transportation Security Administration says it will have to cut the number of screeners on duty &mdash,louboutin sale; meaning waits of an hour or more for passengers. That won't be pretty.</p><p>Still,christian louboutin uk, Republicans hope that by challenging Democrats to come up with spending cuts to match those mandated by the sequester, they can portray their opponents as big spenders unwilling to attack the federal deficit. "Most people agree [with Republicans] that the deficit is one of the reasons the economy can't get back on track," said David Winston, a GOP pollster who advises House Speaker (R-Ohio). "So let's get to work cutting the deficit. And then we can ask a second question: Do you really want your taxes to go up,louboutin sale?"</p><p>In short, Republicans think they can turn the sequester into a teachable moment that will draw public opinion to their side. But they face some obvious problems. Most of the public doesn't agree with them yet.</p><p> has been energetic in pressing its case, using a week when Congress was out of town to stage events, including one that surrounded the president with photogenic law enforcement officers. And while Obama is talking to the country, the GOP has so far been talking mostly to the party faithful, making small-bore arguments about who proposed the sequester in the first place,christian louboutin shoes.</p><p>In the end, there will be some kind of compromise, probably around March 27, when Congress has to pass a law to keep the government operating for the rest of the year. It will probably include spending cuts that approach what the sequester demands, but with more flexibility— and, if Democrats have their way, a longer delay before the cuts kick in.</p><p>Tax increases will be a sticking point, of course,burberry borse. Democrats want them; Republicans reject them. But the recent history of budget showdowns suggests the GOP will compromise at the last minute.</p><p>But even if we already know roughly how the standoff will end, it's hard to see how we'll get there from here. Neither side knows how to defuse the crisis before it happens; neither wants to be the first to offer concessions. "Every time I've gotten into one of these high-profile negotiations, you know,louboutin, it's my rear end that got burnt,christian louboutin sale," Boehner told the Associated Press this month. That's about as perfect a description of political dysfunction as you could want.</p><p></p><p>Follow on Twitter </p></div>
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| − | <div class="p402_premium"><p>This worries some Catholics who think having two popes in the house will make things a little crowded. Some even fear there is a nefarious scheme at work that will allow Benedict to exert undue influence on his successor. Given the history of intrigue in the Roman Catholic Church,ghd, it is not surprising that there might be worries about this unprecedented situation. But really, if Benedict wanted to hang on to power,christian louboutin, he had a much easier way to do that: Keep his job,christian louboutin uk. He <em>is</em> keeping his name, the right to be called “his holiness” and his white wardrobe (though not his snazzy red shoes), but power will swiftly pass to the new guy,christian louboutin uk.</p><p>Benedict will be just another retiree in with time on his hands,christian louboutin shoes. Will he be walking the marble halls rounding up a few cardinals for a round of cribbage,louboutins? Will he be down in the park tossing a bocce ball with the white-haired pensioners,christian louboutin? Is there a senior center nearby where he might want to hang out and take up ceramics,christian louboutin shoes? Or might he spend his days on a golf course the way retired presidents used to do before and Bill Clinton messed things up by being so overly ambitious in their post-White House years?</p> <p>Benedict (or Benny, as the waitress would call him if there were a Rome Denny&rsquo,christian louboutin sale;s with an early bird special) says he will spend his time praying. That seems like the proper thing for an ex-pope to do. Still, we should not blame him if, sooner or later, he’s tempted to switch on the TV, push back the lounge chair and watch some football until he nods off like any other normal senior citizen. After all, his work is done.</p><p>He has shown that popes do not need to keep at it until their job kills them off. They may be vicars of Christ, but popes are not supermen. Benedict is wise enough to know his church can live with that truth and that it will probably be better for it,christian louboutin uk.</p> </div>
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| − | <div class="p402_premium"><p></p><p>Paul finished with 16 points, nine assists and six rebounds against the Hornets, looking relatively fresh playing back-to-back games.<br /> <br /> The Clippers had gotten a fresh back for the first time after sitting out three games with a strained right groin. But he reaggravated it early in the third quarter and didn't return.<br /> <br /> “Once you throw the ball up, last night is gone,” Paul said. “We knew this team wasn't going to feel sorry for us,cheap christian louboutin. And our bench was amazing &mdash,christian louboutin shoes; Hollins, Eric Bledsoe and those guys.”<br /> <br /> The Clippers' bench had 20 of the team's 26 points in the fourth, five of the eight rebounds,ghd, and three of the four assists.<br /> <br /> For the game, the Clippers' reserves outscored the Hornets' reserves, 39-20.<br /> <br /> “It's been a while since we've played that well,” Crawford,christian louboutin, who led the reserves with 13 points, said about the play of the unit. “It felt like it, too,burberry. And we had everybody back in the position to do what they do. We all know exactly what to expect from each other,christian louboutin sale.”<br /> <br /> The Clippers gained some ground in the Western Conference, going from the fourth seed after the Dallas loss to the third seed following the win over New Orleans.<br /> <br /> The Clippers (49-23) opened a half a game lead over fourth-seeded Denver (49-24), which lost to San Antonio on Wednesday night, and a 11/2-game lead over fifth-seeded Memphis (47-24), which lost on Wednesday night to New York.<br /> <br /> “After you lose like that against Dallas, the next game can't come fast enough,” Crawford said. “We were blessed to be able to have a game today,louboutin sale. And we weren't going to let this opportunity pass us by.”<br /> <br /> The Clippers tied the single-season record for most wins in franchise history, held by the 1974-75 Buffalo Braves.<br /> <br /> And by winning here in New Orleans, the Clippers established a franchise record for the most road wins at 21-15,christian louboutin uk.<br /> <br /> The Clippers had lost nine consecutive games on the road to the Hornets, last winning a game here in January 2007.<br /> <br /> But the bench made sure that record was snapped, too.<br /> <br /> By the time starter (19 points) returned for Odom with 6:58 left, the Clippers were ahead by eight points that grew back to 10 points on two free throws by Bledsoe.<br /> <br /> Then Bledsoe passed to Hollins for a dunk and a 95-83 Clippers lead.<br /> <br /> With 3:52 left in the game, Paul replaced Crawford with Bledsoe at the free-throw line making one of two free throws for a 99-87 Clippers lead.<br /> <br /> “For me to come back in with 3:52 left in the fourth, an eight-point cushion, that's love. That's love,louboutin,&rdquo,louboutin shoes; Paul said. “That just says a lot about our second unit.”<br /><br /> <br /> Twitter: </p> </div>
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