Debt Ceiling

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August 3, 2011

Tea Party still a largely southern phenomenon

OPINION - From its inception, the Tea Party 'movement' has been touted as something new...
August 2, 2011

Senate passes bill to prevent US default

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Tuesday passed legislation that heads off an unprecedented U.S. financial default and begins the…
August 2, 2011

Obama's 'Satan sandwich' leaves sour taste with Black Caucus

OPINION - When the history of the debt ceiling debate is written, it will record that politics won and the…
August 2, 2011

Will Somalia suffer from the US debt ceiling deal?

OPINION - Proposed cuts in U.S. foreign aid would hinder America's ability to effectively assist in what has become the…
August 1, 2011

Applause greets Gabby Giffords' return to House

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats crowded around her as she mouthed "thank-you's." She used one hand to greet some, the other…
August 1, 2011

GOP rep: Associating with Obama like 'touching a tar baby'

theGRIO REPORT - While Lamborn's comments could be seen as a less-than-ideal metaphor, they also contain a derogatory term that…
August 1, 2011

White House adviser Jarrett pushes back on debt deal rage

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama is facing a backlash from progressives, and from members of the Congressional Black Caucus over…
August 1, 2011

Black Caucus chairman: Debt deal is a 'Satan sandwich'

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) isn't a fan of the proposed deal to raise the debt ceiling...
August 1, 2011

Obama is the prime target in debt ceiling blame game

OPINION - The outcome has fed into a perception by some on the left that Obama is weak, or worse,…
August 1, 2011

Deficit numbers don't lie, even when politicians do

OPINION - Data from the non-partisan, Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reveals the distinction between mathematical reality and political fallacy...
July 31, 2011

It's a deal: Obama, Congress will avert default

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama and Democrats have been insisting on a one-shot debt ceiling increase of around $2.4 trillion, enough…
July 30, 2011

Rev. Jackson: Obama should have been 'tougher' with GOP

"He has a propensity to be trusting, on the side of reconciliation," the veteran civil-rights activist told POLITICO...
July 29, 2011

Beautyshop Buzz: How will the debt debate end?

VIDEO - President Obama and John Boehner must come to an agreement by August 2nd about whether to raise the…
July 29, 2011

Belafonte says Obama lacks moral courage, vision

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Singer and activist Harry Belafonte says President Barack Obama and his "mission" have failed because…
July 29, 2011

Allen West blasts Tea Party 'schizophrenia' over debt ceiling

Tea Party leaders announced Thursday that they will mount primary challenges against four freshmen Republicans who have declared their support…
July 29, 2011

Obama says multiple ways out of debt ceiling mess

WASHINGTON (AP) - He spoke at the White House as a bill by Republican House Speaker John Boehner to lift…
July 29, 2011

Why Obama's foes want a black president with bad credit

OPINION - If a downgrade occurs, the financial markets would suffer a huge blow, and Barack Obama's presidency would clearly…
July 28, 2011

Sharpton: Debt fight about 'your mama,' not Obama

BOSTON (AP) - He urged advocates to change the conversation about the debt limit to one about creating more jobs,…
July 28, 2011

Psychology of debt talks is all in game of chicken

WASHINGTON (AP) - This is not political rhetoric. It's a real-life psychological negotiating scenario where it sometimes helps to seem…
July 28, 2011

BET founder weighs in on the debt crisis

VIDEO - "Evidently in Washington, there are no rational people.," this according to Robert Johnson, founder of Black Entertainment Television...