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Ransom Paid
President Barack Obama speaks about a debt deal at the White House on Sunday night in Washington, July 31, 2011. Obama announced that leaders of both parties in the …
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Deadly Fluff
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Reid Backs Debt Deal; Waiting for Senate Dems to Sign On
Washington - Senator Harry Reid, the majority leader, has tentatively signed off on the budget deal being negotiated with top Republicans by the White House, moving Congress closer to …
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Senate Quickly Kills Boehner Debt Bill
Washington - After a 24-hour delay and concessions to conservatives, the House on Friday narrowly approved a Republican fiscal plan that the Senate quickly rejected in a standoff over …
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Debt
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Boehner Debt Plan Cuts Too Little, Forcing Another Vote Delay
House Speaker John Boehner was rewriting his plan to cut federal spending and raise the debt ceiling Tuesday night after the Congressional Budget Office revealed that his bill wouldn't …
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Glenn Greenwald: Norway Attacks Expose US Media’s Double Standard on “Terrorism” (2)
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Hundreds of Same-Sex Couples Marry in New York, From Niagara Falls to Manhattan
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Debt Talks Between White House, GOP Leaders Collapse
Deficit reduction talks between President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner broke down Friday after the Ohio Republican refused to participate, raising serious questions about how Washington can …
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Jeremy Scahill: Behind the CIA’s Secret Somalia Operations
Keith Olbermann talks with Jeremy Scahill of The Nation, also a 'Countdown' contributor, about a secret CIA site in Somalia that trains Somali agents in counterterrorism efforts against a …