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Obama says U.S. will always be AAA country
President Barack Obama says the U.S. will always be a triple-A country despite what rating agencies say.
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Congress could actually get something done
When Congress gets back to work after Labor Day it will have the chance to achieve something that it hasn't been able to for a while: Passing legislation that might actually create jobs.
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FAA shutdown ends, but anxiety remains
After a shutdown lasting two weeks, more than 70,000 FAA workers and contractors will get a paycheck again. One lawyer with the agency has little faith left in Congress.
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Next up for the debt: 'Supercommittee' must find $1.2T to cut
For six Republicans and six Democrats, the toughest-to-swallow items on the deficit-cutting menu await.
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Giffords wants to return to work, aides say
Aides to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords said Tuesday she wants to return to her job in Washington if her physical and mental recovery allows it.
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Senate can't agree on plan to end FAA shutdown
Republicans blocked a bipartisan Senate plan to end the partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration. That could leave thousands of employees without a paycheck until September.
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Debt showdown unites Americans - in frustration
The wrangling over the debt ceiling has left many Americans frustrated with lawmakers.
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Debt deal: Congress tries to find the votes
The deficit-reduction agreement struck by the White House and congressional leaders picked up momentum in the Senate Monday, as a member of the Republican leadership predicted at least 30 GOP votes.
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Give Peas a Chance: No ceiling on clichés in debt debate
There's been ominous talk of driving off a cliff, collateral damage, loaded guns, hostage situations, the dark cloud of uncertainty and the fog of the Twilight Zone. And catchphrases like "cut, cap and balance," later derided as "duck, dodge and dismantle."
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Issa subpoenas documents in Boeing case
Rep. Issa has subpoenaed documents in the House Oversight committee's lawsuit against Boeing Co.
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Gov. Perry: Preachin', prayin', politickin' in the Lone Star State
The moment gave Texas Gov. Rick Perry a national spotlight before a pivotal voting group in the GOP nomination fight.
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Inside Washington Aug. 7, 2011
This week on Inside Washington: Congress agrees on a debt ceiling deal, after which the stock market tanks. Who wins, who loses on this deal? Will the troubled economic outlook sink the Obama presidency? What is the future of the Tea Party?
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Debt deal done? Good Stuff, says Obama!
With the debt crisis over (for now), President Obama took his staff on an afternoon trip to Spike Mendelsohn's Good Stuff Eatery for lunch.
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Giffords brings down the House
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was among the 269 House members voting for a bill to keep the government from defaulting on its debts and cut spending.
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Md. councilwoman's blogger suit to be dropped
The attorney for a Baltimore councilwoman says she will dismiss her libel and defamation suit against a blogger.
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Debt Crisis: House begins debate on debt deal
After the long public fight, the House Monday begins debate on the debt deal.
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Congress to vote on debt deal today
Days before a potential financial default, President Barack Obama and Congressional leaders reached a deal to reduce the nation’s debt. The agreement is expected to easily pass the Senate today, but there could be some trouble in the House.
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Obama: Debt deal has been reached
President Obama has just addressed the nation live, saying a debt deal has been reached between Republican and Democratic leaders, and government spending will be at the lowest level it has been since when Dwight Eisenhower was president in the 1950s.
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