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Tea party fights ‘socialism’ against weak opposition
The political battles over the role of government continue. The U.S. House of Representatives, where conservative Republicans set the agenda, voted for a farm bill that dropped the food stamp program. And the House voted for the 40th time to repeal the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare. Soaring Medicare and Social Security costs also brought calls for cutting back on these programs. On these assistance programs, affecting the elderly, the poor and the uninsured, the battles have heated up, heading toward the 2014 elections. Read more.