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John Boehner Is Letting GOP Extremists Hold the Government Hostage
Playing Games
The speaker’s not even trying to stand up to his party’s hostage takers, says Michael Tomasky.
Michael Tomasky
Special Correspondent
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Sep. 23 2013
5:45AM EDT
J. Scott Applewhite/AP
Michael Tomasky
Special Correspondent
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