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House votes to raise debt limit, cut spending
By News on Aug 1, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House has passed legislation designed to keep the government from defaulting on its debts. The measure also sets a course for reducing the federal deficit in the future....
Giffords in House for first time since shooting
By News on Aug 1, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is on the House floor for the first time since her shooting earlier this year, attending a vote on the debt standoff compromise....
TV: Israel agrees to negotiate over pre-'67 lines
By News on Aug 1, 2011
JERUSALEM (AP) -- In a dramatic policy shift, Israel's prime minister has agreed to negotiate the borders of a Palestinian state based on the cease-fire line that marks off the West Bank, a TV station reported Monday....
House begins debate on debt limit compromise
By News on Aug 1, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress has started debating the debt limit compromise negotiated by President Barack Obama and Republican leaders....Credit rating firms wield strong lobbying clout
By News on Aug 1, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The three major credit rating companies poised to decide whether to downgrade the nation's top-ranked debt standing are also spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to lobby the Obama administration over the way the government regulates them....
