Factbox: What's on the table in debt talks
Sun,10 Jul 2011 10:37 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and congressional leaders resume their White House talks on Monday to see if they have the makings of a deal to trim budget deficits and avert a looming default. Full Story1 |
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U.S. sticks to guns on ousting Libya's Gaddafi
Sun,10 Jul 2011 02:17 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States remains firm that Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi must give up his 41-year rule, the State Department said on Sunday, after France's defense minister advocated a compromise with Libyan rebels. Full Story1 |
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Showdown looming on Korea trade without deal soon
Sun,10 Jul 2011 12:18 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama appears headed toward a fight with Republicans over a long-delayed trade deal with U.S. ally South Korea, even though both sides say they want it to pass Congress. Full Story1 |
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U.S. accuses Syria of stirring protest outside embassy
Sun,10 Jul 2011 12:09 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States accused Syria of having organized an angry 31-hour protest outside the U.S. Embassy in Damascus over the weekend while the U.S. ambassador told the foreign minister that such anti-American "incitement" must stop. Full Story1 |
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 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's top counter-terrorism official, John Brennan, urged Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Sunday to sign a transition plan that will lead to Saleh's departure. |
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 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner warned on Sunday that failure to raise the debt ceiling by August 2 could mean "catastrophic damage" to the economy, and an agreement must be reached. |
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 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Sunday he believed a broad $4 trillion deficit-reduction plan was off the table as part of a deal to raise the debt ceiling. |
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 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tea Party movement-backed lawmakers have marched in lockstep toward the goal of shrinking the government but that unity dissolves when it comes to America's role in the world. |
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 BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States is committed to maintaining its military presence in Asia, its top military official said in China Sunday, adding that Washington was worried disputes in the resource-rich South China Sea could lead to serious conflict. |
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 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama granted U.S. recognition of South Sudan as an independent state after it formally seceded from the north on Saturday. |
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 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As a freshman senator, Republican Pat Toomey punches above his weight in the high-stakes fight over increasing the U.S. debt limit. |
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Obama taps insider as fossil energy chief
Fri,8 Jul 2011 08:13 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has tapped the current chief operating officer at the Energy Department's office of fossil energy to lead the unit as assistant secretary. Full Story1 |
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NY and Connecticut governors push unions on layoffs
Fri,8 Jul 2011 04:33 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Though the governors of New York and Connecticut parted company on some of their budget-fixing strategies, both Democrats are still struggling to persuade their unionized workers to accept cuts. Full Story1 |
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 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Limiting the tax break for employer-provided health insurance became a bargaining chip on Friday in congressional negotiations to beat an August 2 deadline for averting a U.S. default. |
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 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Friday's bleak unemployment report boosts Republicans hoping to oust President Barack Obama from the White House next year, but translating a difficult economy into election results will not be easy. |
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House approves $649 billion for defense in 2012
Fri,8 Jul 2011 11:03 AM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A $649 billion defense spending bill for next year easily passed the House of Representatives on Friday after four days of debate in which war-weary lawmakers sought to curb President Barack Obama's combat operations in Afghanistan and Libya. Full Story1 |
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 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama cited gloomy jobs numbers as one more reason lawmakers must strike a deal soon to raise the debt limit, saying the impasse was fueling uncertainty within financial markets and in the business sector. |
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 CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Tea party kingmaker Senator Jim DeMint said he will use a new book about his lonely campaign to cut government spending and reduce the size of government as a tool to recruit more Americans to his cause. |
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Minnesota shutdown, impasse draws debt downgrade
Thu,7 Jul 2011 05:45 PM PDT
Reuters - MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Minnesota's government shutdown reached a seventh day on Thursday with no end in sight, and a major debt rating agency stripped the state of its AAA bond rating, citing the budget battle as a reason. Full Story1 |
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 BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Foreign Ministry warned U.S. officials on Thursday not to meet with visiting exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, saying it hoped Washington "appropriately dealt" with Tibet-related issues. |
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Minnesota shutdown, impasse draws debt downgrade
Thu,7 Jul 2011 04:10 PM PDT
Reuters - MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Minnesota's government shutdown reached a seventh day on Thursday with no end in sight, and a major debt rating agency stripped the state of its AAA bond rating citing the budget battle as a reason. Full Story1 |
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New York governor pressures union with more layoffs
Thu,7 Jul 2011 03:46 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo ramped up the pressure on union officials to concede hundreds of millions of dollars in savings on Thursday with the delivery of layoff notices to more than 300 state workers. Full Story1 |
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California credit outlook revised to stable by S&P
Thu,7 Jul 2011 03:45 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's revised California's credit outlook to stable on Thursday, one of the first significant pieces of good news for U.S. state and local governments as they work their way out of the Great Recession. Full Story1 |
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US trade bills advance but clash clouds future
Thu,7 Jul 2011 03:43 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. trade deals with South Korea, Colombia and Panama cleared initial hurdles in Congress on Thursday, but a party-line clash over a program to help workers displaced by trade threatened future action. Full Story1 |
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Union campaign spending off sharply in 2011: report
Thu,7 Jul 2011 02:03 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donations to federal political candidates by labor unions are down sharply this year, an analysis found on Thursday, in an ominous sign for the Democratic Party heading into next year's elections. Full Story1 |
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 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Minnesota lost its top credit rating on Thursday as Fitch Ratings downgraded the state's general obligation bonds one notch to AA-plus, citing the budget impasse. |
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China warns U.S. officials not to meet Dalai Lama
Thu,7 Jul 2011 12:57 PM PDT
Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Foreign Ministry warned U.S. officials on Thursday not to meet with visiting exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, saying it hoped Washington "appropriately dealt" with Tibet-related issues. Full Story1 |
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U.S. ambassador in Hama to support Syria protesters
Thu,7 Jul 2011 12:37 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to Syria traveled to the restive city of Hama on Thursday to show solidarity with protesters concerned that Syrian security forces ringing the city could stage a new crackdown. Full Story1 |
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 AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Among political insiders in the Texas state capital, one thing is considered certain: Governor Rick Perry will jump into the Republican presidential race in the next few weeks. |
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 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three senators reached a deal on Thursday to repeal the $6 billion per year ethanol tax credit by the end of July, an agreement that must still be passed by Congress. |
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 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional leaders are still far apart on a wide range of budget issues but agree on the need to raise the debt ceiling, and will meet again in three days, President Barack Obama said on Thursday. |
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 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Comprehensive tax reform that would close breaks and lower rates for businesses and individuals is under discussion in budget talks, House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Thursday. |
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 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Republican leader Eric Cantor said on Thursday he believed "both sides can come together" to reduce the debt. |
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China warns U.S. officials not to meet Dalai Lama
Thu,7 Jul 2011 02:47 AM PDT
Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Foreign Ministry warned U.S. officials on Thursday not to meet with visiting exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, saying it hoped Washington "appropriately dealt" with Tibet-related issues. Full Story1 |
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 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic lawmakers fed up with the lingering war in Afghanistan launched a new challenge to President Barack Obama's plan for a measured U.S. troop withdrawal over the next year as they resumed debate on Wednesday on a $649 billion defense spending bill. |
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