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by Edward Wyckoff Williams onAugust 13, 2011
GOP throws working families under the bus with austerity measures to tackle the nation's debt.
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by Nsenga Burton onAugust 1, 2011
Congressional leaders are scrambling to line up the necessary votes.
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by Nsenga Burton onJuly 29, 2011
Boehner's plan fails to win support from enough fellow Republicans.
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July 25, 2011
One week from the deadline, both sides have unveiled new strategies, but there's still no deal. Here's our guide on the good, the bad and the ugly to expect.
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July 15, 2011
In a major role reversal, the GOP is proposing raising the debt ceiling without requiring major budget cuts. Why is the president against it?
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July 11, 2011
In another debt-limit press conference, the president called out both parties for making compromise impossible. Will his "Let's be reasonable" approach work?
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June 29, 2011
In a press conference, the president scolded (and laughed at) congressional Republicans for their "unsustainable position" on raising the federal debt limit.
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June 2, 2011
A handy guide to what it means (and what it doesn't) to raise the federal debt limit.
