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Sequestering Easter Egg Roll Just Latest White House Scare Tactic

By Ashton Ellis
Wednesday, March 27 2013

The politics of the budget sequester have taken some childish turns, but few as revealing as the White House threat to cancel the 135th Easter Egg Roll. Consider this sequence of events. In mid-March the White House emailed Members of Congress alerting them to the possibility that the annual Easter Egg Roll might be cancelled at the last minute because of funding problems. The event includes attendees whose tickets are facilitated by congressional offices, the same offices which must tell constituents that their White House tours have been cancelled. The exact warning language said…

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