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US House votes to avert imminent default
WASHINGTON, August 2, 2011 – With barely a day to act, the polarized US House of Representatives on Monday approved a massive austerity plan to avert a debt default that would have wreaked havoc through the global economy. After eight …
Frantic US debt talks near deal: top senator
WASHINGTON, July 31, 2011 - US President Barack Obama and top lawmakers raced against the clock Sunday narrowing in on a deal to avert a disastrous US debt
‘Almost out of time’ for debt deal: Obama
WASHINGTON, July 30, 2011 - Spurred on by President Barack Obama, US lawmakers on Saturday dove into a frantic beat-the-clock weekend effort to avert a debt default that
Obama warns debt talks limbo a ‘dangerous game’
WASHINGTON, July 26, 2011 - President Barack Obama warned of a "deep economic crisis" if the United States fails to raise its debt limit and urged Americans to
U.S rushes to avert disastrous default
WASHINGTON, July 25, 2011 - The White House and top lawmakers scrambled Monday to reach a deal to save the world's richest country from a disastrous default on
White House sees ‘momentum’ for debt deal
WASHINGTON, July 21, 2011 - The White House said Thursday it saw "momentum" toward a deal to avert a disastrous early August debt default, but denied media reports
Obama piles on pressure for ’11th-hour’ debt deal
WASHINGTON, July 20, 2011 - President Barack Obama has urged polarized lawmakers to find an "11th-hour" deal to avert a calamitous August debt default, but said he saw
U.S. House to hold symbolic debt vote
WASHINGTON, July 19, 2011 - Defying a White House veto threat, US lawmakers were set to vote Tuesday on a "Tea Party"-backed plan requiring draconian cuts in government
Obama warns US ‘running out of time’ for debt deal
WASHINGTON, July 15, 2011 - US President Barack Obama pressed polarized lawmakers Friday to reach a deal quickly to avoid an early August debt default he described as
Republicans say debt ‘crisis’ is Obama’s problem
WASHINGTON, July 12, 2011 - Increasingly frantic talks to avert an early August US default on its debt teetered on the edge of collapse Tuesday as Republicans angrily
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