Republican leaders trying to wrangle deep spending cuts from President Barack Obama face an even more implacable negotiating partner: their own rank and file. Full story
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Rudy Giuliani isn't convinced that any of the declared Republican presidential contenders can defeat President Barack Obama.
?Amid new warnings and fresh signs of strain, President Barack Obama and congressional leaders are entering a perilous endgame in their debt limit standoff.
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Amid new warnings and fresh signs of strain, President Barack Obama and congressional leaders are entering a perilous endgame in their debt limit standoff.
As the clock ticks down on a possible default by the U.S. government, investors from Wall Street to Beijing are getting? jittery about the rancorous stalemate in Washington.
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