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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....First-term Republican plans to vote no on Boehner
By News on Jul 28, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A freshman House Republican says he still can't vote for the deficit-reduction proposal pushed by Speaker John Boehner, although he calls it "a step in the right direction."...
House GOP sets vote on revamped debt-limit bill
By News on Jul 28, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Republicans are pressing ahead with a vote 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....Gov't: Health tab to hit $4.6 trillion in 2020
By News on Jul 28, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation's health care tab is on track to hit $4.6 trillion in 2020, accounting for about $1 of every $5 in the economy, government number crunchers estimate in a report out Thursday....