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Aug 2, 2011

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Bloomberg Game Changers: Steve Jobs
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Bloomberg Game Changers: Mark Zuckerberg
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"Bloomberg Game Changers" follows the career of Mark Zuckerberg, founder and chief executive officer of Facebook Inc. and ...


Warren Buffett's Successor - Bloomberg
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Warren Buffett and members of his inner circle shed some light on what will happen to Berkshire Hathaway when the billionaire ...


Ron Paul Says `No Doubt' Debt Limit Will Be Raised
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July 29 (Bloomberg) -- Ron Paul, a Republican representative from Texas and a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential ...


Chaplin Says AT&T Margins `Punished' by ...
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Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Revealed
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"Bloomberg Game Changers" profiles Mark Zuckerberg, founder and chief executive officer of Facebook Inc. and one of the ...


Bradley Says HP Will Invest Aggressively in TouchPad
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system. He speaks with Emily Chang on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg West." (Source: Bloomberg) ... Bradley Says HP ...


Scoble, Agrawal Discuss Merits, Outlook for Google+
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The Daily Show - 8/26/2010 - Michael Bloomberg ...
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Michael Bloomberg defends the proposed Islamic community center near Ground Zero.


Pharrell Says Karmaloop Targets `Verge ...
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and Selkoe speak with Emily Chang on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg West." (Source: Bloomberg) ... Pharrell Says ...


Bloomberg Game Changers: Jay-Z
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Mayor Bloomberg Delivers Teary-Eyed Defense ...
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Speaking on Governor's Island, misty-eyed New York Mayor MichaelBloomberg praised a decision to allow an Islamic center to ...


Bloomberg's Jaroslovsky Reviews Apple's Lion ...
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July 21 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Rich Jaroslovsky reviews Apple Inc.'s Lion operating system. The new version of the ...


Take-Two's Zelnick Interview
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computers and cloud computing. Zelnick, speaking with Erik Schatzker on Bloomberg Television's "InsideTrack," also ...


Sperling Says Treasury Working on All ...
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with Megan Hughes and Adam Johnson on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg Rewind." (Source: Bloomberg) ... Sperling ...


Bloomberg Game Changers: Twitter
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"Bloomberg Game Changers" profiles Twitter co-founders Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams and Biz Stone. This program features ...



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Sena Says Amazon Tablet to Help Them Compete ...
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Chang on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg West." Bloomberg's Cory Johnson also discusses Amazon's performance ...


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Blanchflower Says EU Debt Contagion May Spread ...
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July 19 (Bloomberg) -- David Blanchflower, a professor at Dartmouth College and Bloomberg Television contributing editor ...


Clerico Says WePay Has Over 2000 Accounts in ...
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startup. He speaks with Emily Chang on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg West." (Source: Bloomberg) ... Clerico Says ...


Al Hunt on Gang of Six's US Deficit-Reduction Plan
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July 20 (Bloomberg) -- Al Hunt, executive editor at Bloomberg News, discusses the so-called Gang of Six's proposed bipartisan ...


Al Hunt on Obama, Boehner Debt Remarks, Daley ...
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July 26 (Bloomberg) -- Al Hunt, executive editor at Bloomberg News, discusses President Barack Obama's and House Speaker ...


Fishbein Says Symantec Benefiting From Hack ...
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spoke yesterday with Emily Chang on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg West." (Source: Bloomberg) ... Fishbein Says ...


Munster Says Market Big Enough to Sustain ...
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Bloomberg's Emily Chang and Julie Hyman on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg West." Source: Bloomberg) ... Munster ...


Symantec's Beer Says Mobile Security is ...
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markets. Beer speaks with Emily Chang on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg West." (Source: Bloomberg) ... Symantec's ...


Blanchflower Says Debt Snag Affecting US Credibility
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July 25 (Bloomberg) -- David Blanchflower, a professor at Dartmouth College and Bloomberg Television contributing editor ...


Blanchflower Says US Can Pay But Willing to Default
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July 28 (Bloomberg) -- David Blanchflower, a professor at Dartmouth College and Bloomberg Television contributing editor ...


Argus's Weiss Says Global Gasoline Demand Is ...
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18 analysts in a Bloomberg survey. Weiss speaks with Adam Johnson on Bloomberg Television's "InBusiness." (Source ...


Haverty Says Board Should `Consider' Yahoo ...
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online-payment service. They speak with Emily Chang on BloombergTelevision's "Bloomberg West." Cory Johnson also ...


Al Hunt on Grand Bargain US Deficit Plan, S&P ...
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July 21 (Bloomberg) -- Al Hunt, executive editor at Bloomberg News, discusses the return of a grand bargain to US deficit ...


Brown Says Goldman `Just Had a Bad Trading ...
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July 19 (Bloomberg) -- Thomas Brown, chief executive officer of Second Curve Capital LLC and a Bloomberg contributing editor ...


Kedrosky Discusses Groupon IPO, Foursquare ...
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Al Hunt on Daley Interview, US Debt and Deficit Battle
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July 26 (Bloomberg) -- Al Hunt, executive editor at Bloomberg News, talks about his interview with White House Chief of Staff ...


Mulally Says UAW Benefits From Ford's ...
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Pandora's Kennedy on Growth Outlook, Ad ...
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spoke on July 21 with Emily Chang on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg West." (Source: Bloomberg) ... Pandora's Kennedy ...


Fertik Says Users Can Gain Control Over Online ...
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. Fertik speaks with Emily Chang on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg West." (Source: Bloomberg) ... Fertik Says Users ...


Johan Bollen Interview on Twitter, Stock Market ...
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Johan Bollen, an associate professor of informatics and computing at Indiana University, talks with Bloomberg's Lisa Murphy ...


Payne, Anchin Say Debt Plans Similar, Won't ...
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in the next 10 years, says Bloomberg Government analyst Christopher Payne. (Source: Bloomberg) ... Payne Anchin Say Debt ...


Hunt on Implications of US Debt Debate, Obama ...
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July 27 (Bloomberg) -- Al Hunt, executive editor at Bloomberg News, talks about the political and economic implications of the US ...


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Barofsky Says Geithner Lost Credibility in Debt ...
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Credit-Rating Companies' New Role in Debt ...
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Alcatel's Tufano Sees `Strong' Second-Half US ...
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Crofton Says Debt-Limit Accord Is `Almost ...
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BLOOMBERG News, Aug 02, 2011

Debt deal set to pass but what were the costs?
Mon,1 Aug 2011 10:57 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - While the immediate crisis over a threatened default seems to have been averted by the eleventh-hour deal between the White House and Congress, the debt-limit drama has left behind crucial questions about the American political process, the viability of economic policy options and implications for the rest of the world. Full Story

Factbox: Republican 2012 hopefuls mostly decry debt deal
Mon,1 Aug 2011 10:57 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans looking to unseat President Barack Obama in the 2012 election are taking stands on the proposed 11th-hour deal to raise the U.S. borrowing limit -- mostly against Republican leaders in Congress. Full Story

Senate panel set to vote on CFTC nominee on Tuesday
Mon,1 Aug 2011 07:26 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Agriculture Committee plans to vote on Tuesday on Mark Wetjen who has been nominated as a commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which is in the midst of crafting dozens of new financial reform rules. Full Story

Gabrielle Giffords returns for debt vote
Mon,1 Aug 2011 06:14 PM PDT
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photoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Representative Gabrielle Giffords returned to the U.S. House on Monday night for the first time since an assassination attempt, drawing thunderous applause in a rare moment of unity during a contentious vote to raise the U.S. debt ceiling.

Shooting victim Giffords returns for debt vote
Mon,1 Aug 2011 04:52 PM PDT
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photoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Representative Gabrielle Giffords returned to the House floor on Monday for the first time since she was shot in the head in January, receiving a thunderous ovation from Democrats and Republicans alike.

Analysis: Angry over debt debate, voters may punish leaders
Mon,1 Aug 2011 03:36 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Throw the bums out! Full Story

House Democratic leader Pelosi to back debt bill
Mon,1 Aug 2011 02:58 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi plans to vote for a bill to raise the government's debt ceiling, a Democratic Party aide said on Monday. Full Story

Factbox: Republican 2012 hopefuls mostly decry debt deal
Mon,1 Aug 2011 02:28 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans looking to unseat President Barack Obama in the 2012 election are taking stands on the proposed 11th-hour deal to raise the U.S. borrowing limit -- mostly against Republican leaders in Congress. Full Story

U.S. business hopes debt deal clears way for trade
Mon,1 Aug 2011 01:42 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A deal to raise the U.S. debt ceiling after weeks of tough talks between the White House and Congress has raised hope leaders will now turn their attention to resolving difference blocking three long-delayed trade deals, U.S. business groups said on Monday. Full Story

U.S. Treasury to borrow $331 billion in 3rd quarter
Mon,1 Aug 2011 01:34 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury adopted a business-as-usual mode on Monday as it unveiled plans to borrow $331 billion in the current quarter, assuming Congress hikes the debt limit so it can legally do so. Full Story

Pakistan seeks "clear terms of engagement" with U.S.
Mon,1 Aug 2011 12:11 PM PDT
Reuters - ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari called Monday for his government and the United States to agree on "clear terms of engagement" in the fight against Islamist militants to avert troubles in their relationship. Full Story

Biden predicts passage of debt limit bill
Mon,1 Aug 2011 12:03 PM PDT
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photoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden, emerging from a 2 1/2-hour meeting with Democrats in the House of Representatives, predicted a debt limit increase bill will pass Congress.

Reid says debt limit vote in Senate by Tuesday
Mon,1 Aug 2011 11:07 AM PDT
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photoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Monday that debt limit increase legislation would be completed in the Senate by Tuesday.

Obama to keep pushing payroll tax cut extension
Mon,1 Aug 2011 10:31 AM PDT
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photoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will continue to push for an extension of the payroll tax cut despite that not being part of a deficit-cutting deal reached by lawmakers, the White House said on Monday.

Senate Republican leader optimistic on debt vote
Mon,1 Aug 2011 09:37 AM PDT
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photoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday he was "optimistic" about the prospects for passing a deficit reduction and debt limit increase measure.

Liberal Democrats may vote against debt deal
Mon,1 Aug 2011 09:06 AM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Raul Grijalva, who heads a group of liberal Democrats in the House of Representatives, said on Monday he expects most members of his progressive caucus to vote against a debt ceiling deal crafted by Republican and Democratic leaders. Full Story

New drug regulator asks Congress for more power
Mon,1 Aug 2011 08:55 AM PDT
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photoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Drug companies should take more responsibility for the safety of ingredients sourced overseas, and Congress should make them if they do not, according to the new U.S. drug regulator for import safety.

CBO: Debt limit deal to save $2.1 trillion
Mon,1 Aug 2011 08:43 AM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. budget deal reached by congressional leaders to clear the way for a debt limit increase would achieve at least $2.1 trillion in deficit cuts over 10 years, the Congressional Budget Office said on Monday. Full Story

Boehner wants Monday vote on debt deal
Mon,1 Aug 2011 07:13 AM PDT
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photoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Speaker John Boehner told fellow Republicans that he wants the House of Representatives to vote on Monday on a last-minute deal to raise the debt ceiling, a Republican lawmaker said on Sunday.

Analysis: Debt negotiators eye 2012
Mon,1 Aug 2011 07:12 AM PDT
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photoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers bogged down in talks on the debt limit need to reach a deal by an August 2 deadline but the politicians also have one eye another big date: Election Day on November 6, 2012.

NJ Governor Christie more like 2016, not 2012, hopeful
Mon,1 Aug 2011 06:55 AM PDT
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photoNEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has said he has no interest in running for president but relentless speculation about his plans could make him a kingmaker in 2012 and position him to run in 2016.

California moves presidential primary to June
Mon,1 Aug 2011 05:57 AM PDT
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photoSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California has moved its presidential primary to June, consolidating trips to the poll to save money in an election that most voters in the Democratic leaning state see as a foregone conclusion.

For Obama, Bush tax cuts shadow further debt talks
Sun,31 Jul 2011 10:39 PM PDT
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photoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House has one important tool in its arsenal to influence congressional talks over further deficit reduction measures in the coming months: the expiry of Bush-era tax cuts at the end of 2012.

White House: expiry of Bush tax cuts to spur reform
Sun,31 Jul 2011 07:14 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House officials said on Sunday the spending cuts laid out under a new deficit deal would not take effect until 2013 and the expiry of Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans would spur broad tax reform. Full Story

U.S. holds off on post-August 2 plan for moment
Sun,31 Jul 2011 07:10 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Treasury determined that it was not necessary on Sunday to unveil plans for how the government will pay its bills if Congress does not raise the debt cap by Tuesday. Full Story

Boehner: debt deal cuts $917 billion over 10 years
Sun,31 Jul 2011 06:17 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. debt deal struck on Sunday cuts spending by $917 billion over 10 years and tasks a panel with finding at least $1.5 trillion more to trim, House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said. Full Story

Senate may vote on debt deal as early as Monday: aide
Sun,31 Jul 2011 06:10 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate will likely vote on Monday on a proposed, bipartisan deal to increase the U.S. debt limit and avert a possible default, a senior congressional aide said. Full Story

Boehner aims for debt vote "as soon as possible"
Sun,31 Jul 2011 06:08 PM PDT
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photoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Speaker John Boehner told fellow Republicans on Sunday that he aims to bring a debt-ceiling deal up for a vote "as soon as possible" even though it is not perfect, his office said.

Obama announces deal reached to end debt crisis
Sun,31 Jul 2011 05:57 PM PDT
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photoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama announced on Sunday that Democrats and Republicans leaders have reached an agreement to reduce the U.S. deficit and avoid default.

Obama says cuts will not come too quickly
Sun,31 Jul 2011 05:54 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Sunday that spending cuts included in deal to raise the debt ceiling will not happen so quickly that they will drag on the fragile U.S. economy. Full Story

Obama urges members of both parties to support deal
Sun,31 Jul 2011 05:50 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Sunday urged Republicans and Democrats to "do the right thing" and vote to support the compromise proposal to raise the U.S. debt ceiling. Full Story

House Democrats might not back debt deal: Pelosi
Sun,31 Jul 2011 03:34 PM PDT
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photoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the House of Representatives might decide not to support a last-minute deal to raise the debt ceiling when they meet on Monday, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday.

Senate vote unlikely until at least Monday: aide
Sun,31 Jul 2011 03:16 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate vote on a possible debt-limit deal is "highly unlikely" until at least on Monday, a senior congressional aide said. Full Story

Reid backs debt deal if other Democrats will: aide
Sun,31 Jul 2011 02:16 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid will support the tentative debt-ceiling deal as long as other Democrats back it as well, a spokesman said on Sunday.

Factbox: Key elements of possible debt deal
Sun,31 Jul 2011 09:13 AM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers were working furiously on Sunday to hammer out details of a deal to raise the borrowing limit and put in place a deficit-reduction plan to help avert a potentially catastrophic debt default. Full Story

Britain, Japan warn of disaster if no U.S. debt deal
Sun,31 Jul 2011 08:29 AM PDT
Reuters - LONDON/TOKYO (Reuters) - British and Japanese officials warned Sunday of disastrous consequences for the global economy if last-minute talks among lawmakers in Washington failed to agree on raising the U.S. borrowing limit and averting a debt default.Full Story

Factbox: U.S. politician quotes chart focus in deficit talks
Sun,31 Jul 2011 08:16 AM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - When will Republicans and Democrats reach agreement on a deal to raise the debt ceiling and avoid default? Full Story

Obama adviser Sperling sees no "double dip" recession
Sun,31 Jul 2011 06:35 AM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House economic adviser Gene Sperling said on "Fox News Sunday" he was "not worried the U.S. will have a double-dip recession" and urged Congress to approve an increase in the debt limit as a way to give certainty to financial markets. Full Story

High-ranking Senate Democrat upbeat on debt deal
Sat,30 Jul 2011 07:28 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The No. 2 Democrat in Senate said on Saturday he was more optimistic about chances for a debt limit increase deal, despite many details still to be worked out. Full Story

Snapshot: What is happening in the U.S. debt crisis
Sat,30 Jul 2011 02:45 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Here is what is happening on Friday as lawmakers scramble to close in on a deal for Congress to raise the U.S. government's $14.3 trillion borrowing limit by Tuesday's deadline and avoid a debt default: Full Story