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For Obama, Bush tax cuts shadow further debt talks – Reuters

Sunday, July 31st, 2011

CBC.ca
For Obama, Bush tax cuts shadow further debt talks
Reuters
President Barack Obama signs into law a bill at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, December 17, 2010. By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House has one important tool in its arsenal to influence congressional talks over ...
Leaders Agree on Debt DealWall Street Journal
Tentative deal would raise debt limit by $2.4 trillionUSA Today
Obama's Grand Deficit Bargain Lost Out to 2012 PoliticsBloomberg
BusinessWeek -New York Times
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Q&A: The US debt ceiling – Aljazeera.net

Sunday, July 31st, 2011

Reuters
Q&A: The US debt ceiling
Aljazeera.net
Barack Obama has announced a last-minute deal to raise the US borrowing limit and urged legislators to "do the right thing" and approve the proposed agreement to avert a debt default. The White House and both Republican and Democratic leaders in ...
Obama says debt ceiling must be raised to avoid crisisFox News
Debt ceiling speeches: Obama reasserts himself; Boehner pushes backPolitico
Debt-irked voters shut down Congress' websites, phonesMiamiHerald.com
Huffington Post (blog) -The Daily Iberian -New Republic
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Dollar rallies sharply vs. yen as Obama says deal reached on debt limit – Mainichi Daily News

Sunday, July 31st, 2011

Reuters
Dollar rallies sharply vs. yen as Obama says deal reached on debt limit
Mainichi Daily News
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The dollar rallied to the upper 77 yen range on Monday morning in Tokyo after US President Barack Obama said congressional leaders have agreed to a compromise plan to avoid a default, raising hopes that Washington can get through the ...
Aussie, Kiwi Dollars Advance as Obama Says Debt-Ceiling Agreement ReachedBloomberg
Dollar Rises Against Yen And Franc After U.S. Debt DealRTT News
Dollar rises against yen after US debt dealEconomic Times
India Infoline.com -Reuters UK
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Gold falls 1 percent as Obama announces debt deal – Economic Times

Sunday, July 31st, 2011

Gold Prices
Gold falls 1 percent as Obama announces debt deal
Economic Times
SINGAPORE:Gold fell more than 1 percent on Monday after US President Barack Obama said lawmakers had reached a deal to reduce the country's deficit, which if approved would remove the threat of a default on debt that has driven bullion to a record high ...
President Obama's debt deal more fizz than bangGold Prices
Gold retreats from record on US debt dealSydney Morning Herald
President Announces Debt Agreement; Local Representatives CommentWDTV
Sunshine State News (blog) -ABC Online
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Obama Announces US Debt, Deficit Deal – Voice of America

Sunday, July 31st, 2011

Globe and Mail
Obama Announces US Debt, Deficit Deal
Voice of America
August 01, 2011 Obama Announces US Debt, Deficit Deal Congress to vote on plan ahead of a Tuesday deadline Dan Robinson | Washington President Barack Obama and US congressional leaders announced late Sunday an agreement to cut an initial $1 trillion ...
Leaders Agree on Debt DealWall Street Journal
Top lawmakers seal US debt deal but hurdles remainReuters
Tentative deal would raise debt limit by $2.4 trillionUSA Today
Bloomberg -BusinessWeek -New York Times
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Stocks Rising 12% Before Elections Celebrate Budget Stalemate – San Francisco Chronicle

Sunday, July 31st, 2011

Daily Mail
Stocks Rising 12% Before Elections Celebrate Budget Stalemate
San Francisco Chronicle
1 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama's dispute with Congress cost US stockholders $680 billion last week. It may be a clash investors end up embracing, based on more than a century of market history. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has posted ...
Wall Street expected to celebrate debt dealMemphis Commercial Appeal
Asian markets soar on US debt dealAFP
Banks lead Asian stock gainsSydney Morning Herald
Voice of America (blog) -Moneycontrol.com
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Deal in sight, global markets look up to Monday – Forbes

Sunday, July 31st, 2011

Deal in sight, global markets look up to Monday
Forbes
Major stock indexes in Asia and US stock futures rose sharply after President Barack Obama and Congressional leaders disclosed the details of the plan, which is aimed at avoiding a possible debt default by the US government after Tuesday. ...
Deal in sight, markets look to MondayMarietta Times

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Biden’s Stealth Role – Daily Beast

Sunday, July 31st, 2011

Daily Beast
Biden's Stealth Role
Daily Beast
As the Obama administration faced its own national calamity, this one economic, it sentenced Joe Biden to the same, quiet fate. For the first half of Obama's term, Biden may best be remembered as the vice president prone to putting his foot in his ...
First Family turns to prime timePolitico
note from FNC Ed Henry /White HouseGretawire (blog)

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Should We Drop Food in North Korea? – New Republic

Sunday, July 31st, 2011

New Republic
Should We Drop Food in North Korea?
New Republic
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has responded that the matter remains under review. But should the United States bail out a country that has shown no end to belligerence despite past assistance? Only recently, North Korea took unprovoked military ...

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President Obama’s surrender – Salon

Sunday, July 31st, 2011

Salon
President Obama's surrender
Salon
President Barack Obama speaks from White House briefing room, Sunday, July 31, 2011 in Washington, about a deal being reached to raise the debt limit. In the end, President Obama had to admit surrender. He tried to put a bold face on ...

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