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US debt ceiling: how big is it and how has it changed? -
What is the US debt ceiling and how has it changed over time? • Get the dataThe US debt ceiling is in the news as Barack Obama warns the US risks "running out of time" to raise the limit on government borrowing. The warning comes as ...
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UPDATE 1-Boehner, Pelosi resist Camp David budget retreat -
WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - U.S. congressional leaders on Thursday resisted the idea of a weekend country retreat with President Barack Obama to break a budget deadlock that is threatening the United States' top-notch credit rating.
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The defence industry: The last manned fighter -
It is the most expensive military project ever. It is plagued by delays and menaced by budget cuts. Will the F-35 survive?LEON PANETTA is under no illusions about what Barack Obama moved him from the CIA to the Pentagon to do. The ...
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Republicans own worst enemy in U.S. debt talks -
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Republican leaders trying to wrangle deep spending cuts from President Barack Obama face an even more implacable negotiating partner: their own rank and file.
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Obama, lawmakers face fresh doubts on debt deal -
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sharply divided by partisan bickering, President Barack Obama and top Republicans face growing doubts Thursday about the prospects for reaching a deal to avoid a potentially disastrous U.S. debt default.
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US deficit talks fail to reach deal -
Deficit reduction talks between President Barack Obama and Republican leaders ran into trouble yesterday at a meeting marked by testy exchanges and a failure to mend rifts on taxes and social-spending cuts.
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Taxes still a stumbling block in U.S. debt talks -
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After months of effort, President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans are right back where they started as they try to avert a looming debt default: arguing over taxes.
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Obama faces new obstacles in high-stakes debt talks -
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will seek to salvage high-stakes debt talks on Sunday after Republicans pulled back from a joint effort to craft a broad $4 trillion (2.5 trillion pounds) deficit-reduction deal as part ...
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Obama won't 'back off' on debt-reduction effort-W.House -
WASHINGTON, July 9 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will not back off in his efforts to solve U.S. debt problems and will make the case to congressional leaders in talks on Sunday for taking on "this critical challenge," the White ...
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Obama summons party leaders to stave off US debt default crisis -
With a potential US debt default less than four weeks away, President Barack Obama has summoned Congressional leaders to the White House today in a new effort to break the deadlock over the budget deficit reduction package that Republicans ...
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Obama says administration working on housing woes -
WASHINGTON, July 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday his administration was "going back to the drawing board" to help the housing industry, trying to get banks to modify loans more quickly. (Reporting by Jeff ...
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FACTBOX-2012 U.S. presidential cash race ramps up -
July 6 (Reuters) - The race for cash among Republican candidates aiming to unseat Democratic President Barack Obama has begun in earnest and most hopefuls are lagging far behind Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor.
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U.S. debt deal not that far out of reach -
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - You would never know it from all the hot air rising out of Washington, but President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans could easily reach a deal to raise the debt limit and avoid an early August default.
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Our top CEOs slow to move on Twitter -
'HOURS queueing in a gale with Jedward fans to see a politician talking outside a bank? There's a metaphor in there somewhere," tweeted Andrew Kavanagh (@kavatarz), CEO of Dublin-based animation and film-production firm Kavaleer Films, as Barack Obama|Barack ...
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Geithner Said to Consider Leaving Treasury After Debt Debate -
Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner has signaled to White House officials that he's considering leaving the administration after President Barack Obama reaches an agreement with Congress to raise the federal debt limit, according ...
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Why the insurance industry gets climate change | Jules Boykoff -
Insurance companies understand risk – which is why, unlike our myopic political class, they do not have their heads in the sandWhen it comes to climate change, the US Congress is a hornets' nest of political dysfunction. Last month, President Barack ...
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Obama to discuss debt ceiling -
US president Barack Obama must bridge a wide gap separating his Democrats from Republicans when he meets with Senate leaders today over raising the US debt ceiling, but neither side seems inclined to compromise.
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Obama to meet Senate leaders, keep debt talks alive -
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama must bridge a wide gap separating his Democrats from Republicans when he meets with Senate leaders on Monday over raising the U.S. debt ceiling, but neither side seems inclined to compromise.
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Obama signs disaster aid for tornado-hit Massachusetts -
WASHINGTON, June 15 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed a disaster declaration for the Massachusetts counties hit by June 1 tornadoes that killed three people and caused damage in the tens of millions of dollars.
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Obama Asks Businesses for Help as He Vows to Cut Regulations -
President Barack Obama told almost two dozen current and former corporate leaders he’ll work with businesses to reduce hurdles to job creation, including regulations, while asking their help lobbying Congress on measures to boost the ...
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