White House Debt Ceiling

Sam Stein

White House Gets Debt Ceiling Victory As Government Shutdown Threat Lessens

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.29.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The White House appears to have achieved one of its primary goals following the debt ceiling deal, with congressional Republicans showin...

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States Preparing For Fallout If Debt Ceiling Deal Isn't Reached

AP | By MICHAEL R. BLOOD | Posted 09.30.2011

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LOS ANGELES -- As gridlocked Washington edges toward default, states staggering out of the last recession are preparing for the worst: The federal pig...

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White House: Debt Ceiling Deal With Republicans Not Yet Final

AP | Posted 09.30.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A top White House official says "we don't have a deal" between President Barack Obama and Republicans in Congress to avoid a crippling d...

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Debt Ceiling Deal Comes Down To A 'Gang Of Four'

AP | DONNA CASSATA and LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 09.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — For all the debt deal dynamics in Washington, a final agreement really comes down to a gang of four. It's this quartet – Sp...

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Obama Takes His Case To The American People At Town Hall

AP | By MARK S. SMITH | Posted 09.21.2011

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Less than two weeks away from the deadline for an unprecedented government default, President Barack Obama sought Friday to press...

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House Republican Freshmen Caught Between Rock And A Hard Place

AP | DONNA CASSATA | Posted 09.18.2011

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WASHINGTON — House Republican freshmen are caught between rock-solid fiscal conservatism and a political hard place. The class of 2010 that lift...

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White House Still Pushing For 'Big' Debt Ceiling Deal

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 09.16.2011

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WASHINGTON — The next step in the weeks-long saga over how to increase the government's borrowing cap is to let House tea party forces try it th...

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Sam Stein

Obama Gives Lawmakers 24-36 Hours: 'It's Decision Time'

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.13.2011

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama gave lawmakers 24 to 36 hours to finalize the path forward for raising the debt ceiling during the latest high-st...

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Boehner: Negotiating With White House 'Like Dealing With Jell-O'

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 09.12.2011

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WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner said Wednesday that no one wants to see the nation go into government default as the White House and law...

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Sam Stein

Steny Hoyer Warns GOP: Don't Expect A Single Vote Without Revenues

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.10.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Democratic House leader in charge of counting votes on legislation to raise the nation's debt ceiling warned on Monday that he could...

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Obama Holds Debt Ceiling Press Conference

AP | BEN FELLER and ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 09.10.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and congressional leaders on Monday emerged still deeply divided over how to slash the nation's debt, with r...

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John Boehner Backs Obama's Call For Far-Reaching Debt Ceiling Plan

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 09.07.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama used a bleak jobs report Friday to prod Congress toward a swift agreement on deficits and the national debt....

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Sam Stein

Obama Aide On Social Security Cut Story: It 'Overshoots The Runway' (UPDATED)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.06.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is pushing back against a Wednesday night report that the president is prepared to offer cuts to Social Securit...

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Lawmakers Visit White House For Debt Ceiling Talks

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 09.06.2011

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WASHINGTON — Under an urgent deadline, President Barack Obama and congressional negotiators set their sights on the nation's tax system and cher...

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House Votes Against Raising Debt Ceiling

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 07.31.2011

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WASHINGTON — House Republicans dealt defeat to their own proposal for a $2.4 trillion increase in the nation's debt limit Tuesday, a political g...

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Sam Stein

White House Talking Points Invoke '08 Crisis As Possible Debt Ceiling Outcome

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.16.2011

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WASHINGTON -- With the U.S. government officially hitting its debt ceiling on Monday, the Obama administration is distributing a set of talking points...

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