USA News, Aug 17, 2011

Obama preaches compromise in the Midwest USA Today By Richard Wolf, USA TODAY PEOSTA, Iowa — As he travels past the farms, churches and corner stores of rural America, President Obama is crystallizing the differences between his style of government and those of the Republicans who want to replace him. ... See all stories on this topic » USA Today

Poll: Job approval for Congress at record low USA Today By Catalina Camia, USA TODAY Americans are fed up with the way Congress does its job, giving lawmakers record low approval ratings in the latest Gallup Poll. The 13% approval rating in the Gallup survey ties a mark set in December, shortly after voters ... See all stories on this topic » USA Today

Rick Perry Takes On Obama, Romney, Bernanke ABC News (blog) “On just day three of his campaign, Rick Perry said he would have allowed the US to default on its debts, and unleashed inflammatory schoolboy taunts at the chairman of the Federal Reserve. Suddenly, the rest of the Republican field is looking ... See all stories on this topic »

The Debt Ceiling Debacle Voice X Change (blog) He predicated dire economic consequences if a deal wasn't reached and the USA received a credit downgrade. Yet Obama had drawn a line in the sand of his own that stopped any deal from being reached. Later he would spin the fear tactics as a strictly ... See all stories on this topic »

Biden seeks strong China ties under shadow of debt Reuters As the largest foreign holder of US debt, China wants sound management of Washington's fiscal problems, and berated Washington this month after its near-default on its debt. Republicans and Democrats in Congress agreed earlier this month on a deal to ... See all stories on this topic » Reuters

Bachmann spokeswoman defends reunion comment Politico (blog) Second, Michelle Bachmann wanted to default -- a failure to raise the debt limit would've caused a BIGGER downgrade. If you're going to be stupid, at least be coherent, okay? S/P were very clear on the reason the USA rating was drop because Republicans ... See all stories on this topic »

USA Today News: Obama welcomes Super Bowl champion Packers Watch USA Today News - Season 2011, Obama welcomes Super Bowl champion Packers: President Barack Obama welcomed the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers to ... www.clicker.com/.../obama-welcomes-super-bowl-champion-...

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