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US senate backs arming Syrian rebelsA US Senate panel has voted overwhelmingly to send weapons to rebels fighting Syria's government, but it was not clear who would get the arms even if the bill succeeds, as Washington struggles to deal with its response to the conflict. More… |
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US Senate approves $3.7 trillion budgetThe Senate on Saturday narrowly passed its first federal budget in four years, a move that will usher in a relative lull in Washington's fiscal wars until an anticipated summer showdown over raising the debt ceiling. The budge More… |
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US Senate approves 'fiscal cliff' deal, crisis easedThe Senate moved the US economy back from the edge of a "fiscal cliff" on Tuesday, voting to avoid imminent tax hikes and spending cuts in a bipartisan deal that could still face stiff challenges in the House of Representatives. More… |
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For Senate leaders, a mission impossible from ObamaFollowing a Friday meeting with congressional leaders, an impatient and annoyed President Barack Obama said it was "mind boggling" that Congress has been unable to fix a "fiscal cliff" mess that everyone has known about for m More… |
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Obama 'modestly optimistic' on dealPresident Barack Obama held out hope for a last-minute agreement to avoid the "fiscal cliff" of tax increases and spending cuts after a meeting with congressional leaders, scolding Congress for leaving the problem unresolved until the More… |
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Italy to vote on cuts, US applies pressureItaly's Senate is set to vote on Friday on austerity measures demanded by the European Union to avert a euro zone meltdown, after US President Barack Obama ratcheted up pressure for more dramatic action. Obama spoke with German Chancel More… |
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US lawmakers race against clock on debt limitFacing a deadline to avoid a ruinous US default, congressional leaders on Saturday braced for a tense weekend of negotiations to try to reach a compromise on a measure to increase in the country's $14.3 trillion debt limit. Senate Democrat More… |
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Democrats try to break US debt deadlockSenate Democrats aimed to seize the initiative in efforts to head off a ruinous US debt default by pushing their deficit-cutting plan on Saturday toward a possible compromise with a divided Republican Party. Entrenched differences were sti More… |
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US debt row moves to Senate, impasse persistsDemocrats sought to forge a last-ditch compromise with Republicans on Friday by offering a concession to avoid a crippling US default, but a bitter divide remained before Tuesday's deadline to raise the country's debt ceiling. The Republic More… |
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US Republicans win majority in HouseDisenchanted US voters swept Democrats from power in the House of Representatives and strengthened the ranks of Senate Republicans on Tuesday in an election rout that dealt a sharp rebuke to President Barack Obama. Two years after Obama wo More… |
