White House Debt Talks

Sam Stein

Wall Street Warns Congress: The Economy Post-Default Is A Man Post-'Suicide'

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.12.2011

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UPDATE -- 5:50 p.m.: By the end of Wednesday, the market seemed fully aware of the debt ceiling debate. U.S. stock-index futures fell after Moody's In...

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Sam Stein

Mitch McConnell: 'I Refuse To Help Obama Reelection'

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.12.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), under siege from conservatives over his opt-out proposal for the debt ceiling debate, de...

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Jennifer Bendery

McConnell Offers Debt Ceiling Out, But Obama Keeps Focus On Deficit

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 09.11.2011

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WASHINGTON -- There were no real signs of progress in Tuesday's White House debt talks. But the meeting did shed light on two evolving dynamics taking...

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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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Elise Foley

GOP Senator: Preliminary Agreements Reached In Debt Talks

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 07.17.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Senator Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), who represents the Senate GOP in White House debt talks, said on Tuesday that a bipartisan group of lawmakers...

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