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Huge deficit-cutting bill sails through GOP House
By News on Jul 19, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defying a veto threat, the Republican-controlled House voted Tuesday night to slice federal spending by $6 trillion and require a constitutional balanced budget amendment to be sent to the states in exchange for averting a threatened Aug. 2 government default....14 arrests for alleged cyberattack on PayPal
By News on Jul 19, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Justice Department says 14 people have been arrested for allegedly mounting a cyberattack on the Web site of PayPal in retaliation for suspending the accounts of WikiLeaks....WH backs bill overturning Defense of Marriage Act
By News on Jul 19, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House is supporting legislation to overturn the federal Defense of Marriage Act....As debt debate begins, Obama praises 'Gang' plan
By News on Jul 19, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Declaring "11th hour" urgency" to raise the government's borrowing limit, President Barack Obama on Tuesday hailed a plan by "Gang of Six" senators from both parties to reduce federal deficits as the kind of balanced approach that could break an economy-threatening deadlock. He said it was time for Congress as a whole to rally around such a proposal....Texas Gov. Perry faces attacks from the tea party
By News on Jul 19, 2011
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry is facing intensifying attacks from the tea party movement. Perry was an early tea party supporter, but some conservative activists have turned sour as he moves closer to launching a presidential campaign. They're particularly upset with his position on immigration, but also criticize his record on public health, spending and his former affiliation with the Democratic Party....