But when it miraculously suggested a way out requiring shared sacrifice, he ignored the results and each party went into its corner of denial.

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For the same reason that millions of immigrants from every nation were drawn to American shores, we need to draw into the Republican Party people from every corner of society.

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Neither party intended to continue it, and if you want to start pointing fingers, it was the conservative corner of the Republican Party who fought like hell to prevent it from being extended back in February 2012.

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