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  Republicans fall quiet in face of Obama deficit success

Republicans completely ignore shrinking deficits

  The CBO released a report this week that revealed deficits are shrinking at a historic pace. Chris Hayes talks about the CBO's report with Ezra Klein.

Santelli: Keep It Simple, Keep It Honest, Keep It Non-par...

  CNBC's Rick Santelli explains why there needs to be balance when deciphering budget deficits; natural gas supplies; and IRS snooping on conservative groups.

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Rising revenues to shrink deficit rapidly through 2015: CBO

Rising revenues shrink deficit by $203 billion: Congressional Budget Office

U.S. charges 89 people in $223 million Medicare fraud schemes

Detroit emergency manager says city 'clearly insolvent'

April surplus of $113B lowers US budget deficit

Egyptian president OKs law allowing Islamic bonds

U.S. April surplus up, year-to-date deficit down: CBO

India's cheap food plans to prove costly for government

News Summary: French leader hails easing austerity

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  Will past promises of transparency come back to bite Obama?

Thomas Roberts talks to Irin Carmon of Salon.com, Teagan Goddard from Political Wire, and Think Progress' Judd Legum about the scandals faced by the Obama administration this week, and if prior promises to be different and more transparent will be their undoing.

  House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi rips John Boehner

  Austerity: Debunked and destroying our economy

Former economic advisor to Vice President Biden Jared Bernstein, Heather McGhee from progressive think tank Demos, Bloomberg View’s Josh Barro, and The Washington Post’s Lori Montgomery join Steve Kornacki to talk about whether elite consensus on austerity is starting to shift and whether it’s havin

  Republicans gearing up for debt limit fight

The government will hit the debt limit this fall, rather than this month, but GOP members are already gearing up for a fight. CNBC’s John Harwood, Sam Stein from The Huffington Post, The Washington Post’s Nia-Malika Henderson, Michael Tomasky of The Daily Beast, and Buzzfeed’s Ben Smith join guest h

  Grand budget bargain still 'highly unlikely'

The Huffington Post's Howard Fineman talks jobs, budgets, and improbable bargains with The Cycle hosts.

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