Analysis: Deal accomplishes objective while angering both sides San Jose Mercury News Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:14 AM PDT The newly struck debt-ceiling compromise between President Barack Obama and the Republican leaders of Congress represents a historic accomplishment of divided government, with all the disappointment that implies for the most ardent partisans inside the two major parties and out | Video: Obama, Congress Reach a Debt Deal WTVC Chattanooga Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:14 AM PDT President Barack Obama announced agreement Sunday night with Republican congressional leaders on a compromise to avoid the nation's first-ever financial default. The deal would cut more than $2 trillion from federal spending over a decade. | Debt and budget bill saves more than $2T WFMJ Youngstown Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:13 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) - A new study says the debt and budget bill backed by President Barack Obama and congressional leaders would save taxpayers at least $2.1 trillion over the coming decade. | Insurers must cover birth control with no copays WSYR 9 Syracuse Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:12 AM PDT Health insurance plans must cover birth control as preventive care for women, with no copays, the Obama administration said Monday in a decision with far-reaching implications for health care as... | 54.5 MPG By 2025: Good Or Bad? #YouTellUs The Car Connection Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:12 AM PDT Last Friday, President Obama announced new fuel economy standards that will require a 54.5 mpg fleet average by 2025. This will double the average fuel economy of U.S. vehicles, and lower our dependence on foreign oil. The new standards are already being backed by 13 automakers, which make up 90 percent of the vehicles sold in the U.S. But by... | Two rounds of cuts in US debt deal AFP via Yahoo!Xtra News Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:12 AM PDT Animated graphic on US debt as President Barack Obama announces a deal with Congress leaders to raise the legal level of debt by $2.1 trillion from $14.3 trillion and avoid a potentially catastrophic default. | One Florida Democrat likely ânoâ on debt deal Orlando Sentinel Blogs Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:12 AM PDT WASHINGTON â" President Barack Obama and congressional leaders may have sketched out a debt deal on Sunday, but that doesnât mean itâll be rubber-stamped by Congress â" particularly in the House where fiscal hawks and liberal Democrats stand waiting in opposition. One example: U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown. The Jacksonville Democrat said this morning that she was [...] | | |
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