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House approves debt bill; Senate ready to reject
By News on Jul 29, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Riven by partisanship, the Republican-controlled House passed legislation Friday night to prevent a threatened government default and bundled it off to a swift and certain defeat in the Senate....Recession risks up amid slow growth, debt standoff
By News on Jul 29, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The economy is at risk of slipping into another recession....
House nears vote on GOP debt bill; Dems oppose
By News on Jul 29, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Partisan to the core, Congress groped uncertainly Friday for a way to avoid a government default threatened for early next week. "We are almost out of time," warned President Barack Obama as U.S. financial markets trembled....Obama says time running out to avoid US default
By News on Jul 29, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Partisan to the core, Congress groped uncertainly Friday for a way to avoid a government default threatened for early next week. "We are almost out of time," warned President Barack Obama as U.S. financial markets trembled....Economy slowed sharply in first half of year
By News on Jul 29, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The economy expanded at meager 1.3 percent annual rate in the spring after scarcely growing at all in the first three months of the year, the Commerce Department said Friday....