 Fed help to pay for only part of repair pricetag The Ironton Tribune Sat, 23 Jul 2011 21:05 PM PDT The recent official disaster declaration from President Obama means the county can get funds to pay for a portion of the massive amount of repairs caused from the heavy spring flooding. |
| The deceit of debt default Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Sat, 23 Jul 2011 21:00 PM PDT Over several weeks, the Obama administration and its supporters have issued dire warnings about the potentially catastrophic effects of a default on the U.S. Treasury debt. It is only a half-truth at best. Nevertheless, it is used as a naked threat to those Republicans who fail to fall into line behind the Democrat government and support its irresponsible spending. |
| Millionaires in name only The Tampa Tribune Sat, 23 Jul 2011 21:00 PM PDT President Obama wants to tax the millionaires more. But at least half of the millionaires are millionaires in name only. |
| Consumer Financial Protection Bureau celebrates first birthday; consumers have much to celebrate Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune Sat, 23 Jul 2011 20:44 PM PDT Richard Cordray, the former attorney general of Ohio, in Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 22, 2010. President Obama nominated him to lead the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, passing over Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard law professor who was the driving force behind the agency's creation. |
| Obama reaffirms opposition to short-term debt ceiling extension People's Daily Sat, 23 Jul 2011 20:43 PM PDT U.S. President Barack Obama reaffirmed his opposition to a short-term extension of the debt ceiling and urged Congress to work on a deal to avert the country from default, said a White House statement on Saturday. |
| Blog List The Williamsport Sun-Gazette Sat, 23 Jul 2011 20:39 PM PDT Negotiations on a deal to raise the debt ceiling saw a major setback Friday, as the Obama administration and House Speaker John Boehner pointed fingers at each other over the collapse of discussions. |
| Congress hopes to present debt package by Monday Los Angeles Times Sat, 23 Jul 2011 20:28 PM PDT Talks resume at the White House, where Obama and congressional leaders work on a Republican-backed plan to cut spending by $3 trillion in exchange for a vote on raising the debt ceiling. Picking up the pieces after the latest round of debt negotiations imploded, congressional leaders met Saturday with President Obama and began work on a Republican-backed plan to cut spending by roughly $3 ... |
| Win-lose attitude rules US budget debate Anchorage Daily News Sat, 23 Jul 2011 20:28 PM PDT As a commercial real estate broker I make my living negotiating transactions, so I've found the current debt-ceiling negotiations between President Barack Obama and the Republican majority in the House of Representatives both mind-boggling and fascinating to watch, especially as the president has shifted his negotiating strategy. |
| Deficit talks strain Obama's bipartisanship goals Los Angeles Times Sat, 23 Jul 2011 20:28 PM PDT He took office with a promise to overcome partisanship in the political process, but with debt negotiations apparently collapsing, the president's options are narrowing. President Obama took office with a promise to unite warring political factions in Washington, but his efforts to forge a broad deficit reduction plan and avoid a federal default may make him another casualty of those same toxic ... |
| US on 'brink of default' - senator The New Zealand Herald Sat, 23 Jul 2011 20:24 PM PDT Us President Barack Obama and top lawmakers held day-long crisis talks Saturday but failed to find a breakthrough to avert a debt default just 10 days away that could rock the fragile global economy.Behind closed doors at the... |
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