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White House delaying debt ceiling request Reuters via Yahoo! News Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:11 PM PST HONOLULU (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has agreed to delay submitting a debt ceiling increase request until next month to allow lawmakers time to consider it while they are in session, the White House said on Friday. Under an August deal between Obama's Democrats and the Republicans, Congress is unlikely to block the expected $1.2 trillion increase request, ensuring that the debt limit will ... Obama delays request for $1.2T debt limit increase Rome News-Tribune Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:08 PM PST HONOLULU (AP) â€" President Barack Obama is delaying his request for another $1.2 trillion increase in the nation's debt limit at the request of congressional leaders. It's basically because of a te... Futures bets show Romney heavy Republican favorite Reuters via Yahoo! News Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:05 PM PST (Reuters) - Opinion polls come and go, but for those with money on the line Mitt Romney is now a heavy favorite to win the 2012 Republican presidential nomination and go on to challenge President Barack Obama. Two electronic markets that allow wagering on real-world events have the former Massachusetts governor well ahead, days before the first votes are tallied in a months-long series of state ... Obama Wooing Veterans For 2012 OfficialWire Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:58 PM PST President Barack Obama's campaign intends to highlight the president's record with military veterans next year. Republicans are vowing to change high unemployment among veterans in their pitches to military voters. Don Cheadle Says President Obama Should Have Been More 'Gangsta,' Clarifies Comments The Huffington Post Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:55 PM PST Don Cheadle took to Twitter on Friday to clarify remarks he gave to Jet Magazine about Barack Obama and his disappointment in the President's not being enough "gangsta." Talk of the County Lake County News-Sun Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:54 PM PST Done moreTo the writer who said President Obama has done more than President Bush, he is right. In fact, he has done more than most of all our previous presidents. For the first time in history, we have seen the credit rating of the U.S. lowered. He has spent more than all the other presidents combined; more people are receiving federal benefits now than at any other time in U.S. history.Shine a ... Obama delays request for debt limit raise Channel NewsAsia Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:51 PM PST HONOLULU, Hawaii: President Barack Obama will delay asking Congress for $1.2 trillion to raise the US government's debt ceiling to allow vacationing lawmakers time to weigh the request, officials said Friday. Obama to Delay Budget Request So Congress Can Comment New York Times Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:51 PM PST The delay is not expected to have any practical effect. White House delays request to raise debt ceiling Canada.com Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:51 PM PST U.S. President Barack Obama has agreed to delay submitting a debt ceiling increase request to allow lawmakers time to consider it while they are in session, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Friday NCAA Game Summary - BYU vs. Tulsa WZZM 13 Grand Rapids Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:50 PM PST After a customer backlash, Verizon Wireless is dropping a plan to start ... President Barack Obama is delaying his request for another $1.2 trillion ...

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