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Feb 11 2009, 10:54 am by Marc Ambinder

A (Real) Deal

The real (but technically fake) conference is almost finished, with House, Senate and White House negotiators -- (the three Republicans, Rahm Emanuel, Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi) -- letting it be known that they've come to accord on at least $790 billion in spending. (ABC News has a precise figure of $789.5)  The Republican Senators will pare back some of their preferred tax cuts, and the Democrats will get some of their education / state aid money restored, although both sides will have to sacrifice.  The fale (but technically real) conference is slated to begin this afternoon, giving an illusion of broad bipartisan negotiation to the enterprise. 

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Elmer_Stoup

Marc: You must be kidding. "Both sides will have to sacrifice"??

This bunch is pouring almost a trillion dollars down a government rathole. Rearranging a billion or two here or there is not sacrifice.

Show a little concern for us taxpayers.

Ambinder spelling cop

what is a "fale" news conference? Or is this a typing-with-thumbs problem?