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Army: AWOL soldier admits to Fort Hood attack plan
By News on Jul 28, 2011
KILLEEN, Texas (AP) -- An AWOL infantry soldier caught with weapons and a bomb inside a backpack admitted planning what would have been Fort Hood's second terrorist attack in less than two years, the Army said Thursday. He might have succeeded at carrying it out, police said, if a gun-store clerk hadn't alerted them to the man's suspicious activity....
Republicans put off vote debt limit
By News on Jul 28, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- An intense endgame at hand, House Republican leaders put off a vote Thursday night on legislation to avert a threatened government default and slice federal spending by nearly $1 trillion....House GOP freshmen: We're behind Boehner debt plan
By News on Jul 28, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican freshmen who helped win the House's majority for their class last year are falling behind Speaker John Boehner's plan raise the debt limit....
House voting on GOP bill _ key step in debt fight
By News on Jul 28, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hours before a crucial vote, Republican leaders pleaded with their recalcitrant rank and file Thursday to support a House plan to stave off an unprecedented government default. The vote would bring President Barack Obama and congressional leaders a step closer to endgame efforts before Tuesday's deadline....House GOP set to vote on revamped debt-limit bill
By News on Jul 28, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Republicans pushed toward a vote Thursday on a newly modified plan to stave off an unprecedented government default next week, even though the legislation faces a White House veto threat and unanimous opposition among Senate Democrats....