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McConnell: Give Obama new powers on debt limit
By News on Jul 12, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The top Republican in the Senate proposed on Tuesday giving President Barack Obama sweeping new power to, in effect, unilaterally increase the nation's debt limit to avoid a first-ever default on U.S. obligations....Obama cannot guarantee Social Security checks will go out on August 3
By News on Jul 12, 2011
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President Obama on Tuesday said he cannot guarantee that retirees will receive their Social Security checks August 3 if Democrats and Republicans in Washington do not reach an agreement on reducing the deficit in the coming weeks....Senate GOP weighs anti-Obama resolution on debt
By News on Jul 12, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Republicans are considering a "resolution of disapproval" to express their displeasure with President Barack Obama's stand on debt negotiations that are growing increasingly testy....
Obama, Republicans trapped by inflexible rhetoric
By News on Jul 12, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- In unusually blunt and combative language, the Senate's top Republican says White House offers to cut long-term spending amount to "smoke and mirrors" and directly challenged President Barack Obama's leadership in debt limit negotiations....Afghan president's half brother killed in south
By News on Jul 12, 2011
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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) -- President Hamid Karzai's half brother, the most powerful man in southern Afghanistan and a lightning rod for criticism of corruption in the government, was assassinated Tuesday by a close associate. His death leaves a dangerous power vacuum in the south just as the government has begun peace talks with insurgents ahead of a U.S. withdrawal....