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US May Default on Its Debt Half a Month Earlier Than Expected

According to a new analysis by the Bipartisan Policy Center, the US government may default on its debt half a month earlier than expected....

Boehner Re-Elected Speaker of the House, Despite Concerns from Conservatives

(CNN) -- Rep. John Boehner was voted by his colleagues into another term as House speaker Thursday despite receiving harsh criticism from some conservatives...

House Passes Bill to Avert Fiscal Cliff, But More Trouble Lies Ahead

(CNN) -- After exhaustive negotiations that strained the country's patience, the House approved a bill to avert the dreaded fiscal cliff, staving off widespread...

Senate Passes Fiscal Cliff Deal, Bill Now Moves to Republican-Controlled House

(CNN) -- If a Senate deal to avert the fiscal cliff becomes law, all but a sliver of the U.S. population will...

Hillary Rodham Clinton Admitted To Hospital With Blood Clot Following Concussion

(AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has been admitted to a New York hospital after the discovery of a blood clot stemming from the concussion she sustained earlier this month. Clinton spokesman Philippe Reines says her doctors discovered the clot during a follow-up exam Sunday. Reines says Clinton is being treated with ...

Fish or Cut Bait? Obama, Congress to Meet on Fiscal Cliff

(CNN) -- Is it political theater or a true last-ditch effort to avoid the fiscal cliff? President Barack Obama and congressional leaders will...

Report: Obama to Send New Fiscal Cliff Proposal to Congress

(CNN) -- In an effort to end an impasse over taxes, President Barack Obama plans to send Congress a scaled-back proposal Thursday to...

Romney’s Son Says Mitt ‘Had No Desire’ To Be President

Many people who endorsed President Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential race did so not simply because they preferred his policies, but because Mitt Romney seemed more interested in having the job than doing the job, to paraphrase Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick at the Democratic National Convention: Well, it seems that we had Mittens all ...

Obama Returns to Washington to Tackle Fiscal Cliff

(CNN) -- President Barack Obama is ending his Hawaiian vacation Wednesday to make a late-hour bid to reach a fiscal-cliff deal before the...

Gun Control: Democrats, Republicans Look to Restrict Gun Magazine Capacity

Lawmakers from both parties voiced their willingness Sunday to pursue some changes to the nation’s gun laws, but adamant opposition from the National Rifle Association has made clear than any such effort will face significant obstacles. ...

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