Debt Ceiling

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July 28, 2011

Is America in danger of becoming Detroit?

OPINION - Detroit is in dire straits these days, and the Motor City could give us a hint as to…
July 26, 2011

White House threatens to veto Boehner's House plan

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House threatened on Tuesday to veto emergency legislation pending in the House to avert a…
July 26, 2011

Obama won't win back white voters by being 'President Pushover'

OPINION - Last night, President Obama did what many in his party had longed asked of him: Tell the American…
July 25, 2011

Obama: Default would be reckless, irresponsible

WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation will run out of ability to borrow money and pay its existing bills after Aug.…
July 25, 2011

#BeforeBlackPresidents: Hashtag highlights debt ceiling double standard

OPINION - The truth is today's Republican party is controlled by a fringe group of players who are after one…
July 23, 2011

Is Obama the last reasonable man in Washington?

OPINION - The White House is betting most American will tire of the bomb throwers (and that Wall Street will…
July 22, 2011

Boehner withdraws from debt talks with Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) - "I expect them to have an answer in terms of how they intend to get this thing…
July 18, 2011

Rep. Jackson Lee says Obama's race at center of debt crisis

WEB RUNDOWN - Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) has suggested lawmakers are blocking President Obama's attempt to raise the debt…
July 18, 2011

07/18/11 – theGrio and CNBC Market Update

VIDEO - Besides monitoring the US debt ceiling talks, investors had quite a bit of economic data to sift through…
July 17, 2011

Debt crisis may help Obama woo independent voters

WASHINGTON (AP) - Polling by the Pew Research Center suggests that unaligned voters are increasingly alarmed about the prospects of…
July 16, 2011

Obama, lawmakers push plans to avoid debt default

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama and lawmakers pushed separate plans to avert an unprecedented default on America's national debt, with…
July 15, 2011

Liberal group threatens to pull Obama support

CHICAGO (AP) - A liberal group upset over potential cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security delivered pledges to President…
July 15, 2011

Obama: Chance for 'something big' to calm economy

WASHINGTON (AP) - Administration officials and private economists say that if the U.S. fails to raise its borrowing limit by…
July 15, 2011

Is Obama winning the debt war by playing tough?

OPINION - The president's supporters have been urging him to do grow a backbone, or at least find the one…
July 14, 2011

Debt talks: No 'hallelujah moment' in sight

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Testy lawmakers and President Barack Obama headed back for a fifth day of debt-limit negotiations Thursday, pointing…
July 14, 2011

Bachmann: No default crisis without Obama policies

Michele Bachmann is not participating in talks about raising the debt ceiling to avoid a default crisis, she continues to…
July 14, 2011

Voters don't blame Obama on debt, trust president on economy

A majority of American would blame Republicans if the nation fails to raise it's debt ceiling. In addition, voters give…
July 14, 2011

Republicans would rather beat Obama than revive recovery

OPINION - If some financial catastrophe were to take place President Obama will not magically net the maximum amount of…
July 13, 2011

McConnell warns GOP: Don't help re-elect Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) - Failure to raise the U.S. debt limit may ensure President Barack Obama's re-election in 2012, Senate Republican…
July 13, 2011

The GOP's debt ceiling war not about debt but about Obama

The GOP's war over America's debt ceiling is not about America's debt, it's about President Obama...