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Republicans put off debt limit vote
WASHINGTON - An intensive endgame at hand, Republican leaders abruptly postponed a vote Thursday night on legislation to avert a threatened government default and slice federal spending by nearly $1 trillion.
Deal or no deal?
WASHINGTON - No matter how the debt crisis ends, the economy will probably take a hit. The question is how big.
GOP seeks debt support
WASHINGTON - Crisis concerns rising, House Republican leaders shrugged off a White House veto threat and an outbreak of tensions within their own party Wednesd…
U.S. rural population share hits low point
WASHINGTON - Rural America now accounts for just 16 percent of the nation's population, the lowest ever.
Eastbound and (now) down
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A mountain lion killed on a Connecticut highway last month had apparently walked halfway across the country from South Dakota, according…
Detroit scales down
DETROIT - Detroit neighborhoods with more people and a better chance of survival will receive different levels of city services than more blighted areas under …
Famed fossil isn't a bird after all
NEW YORK - One of the world's most famous fossil creatures, widely considered the earliest known bird, is getting a rude present on the 150th birthday of its d…
Conservative ire threatens GOP debt plan in House
WASHINGTON - Stung by revelations that his plan would cut spending less than advertised, House Speaker John Boehner on Tuesday postponed a vote on a debt-ceili…
Teen thought he would die in Alaska bear attack
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - As the grizzly furiously thrashed him about in the Alaska wilderness, all Sam Gottsegen could think about was what he would miss: coll…
Obama: 'Halt 3-ring circus'
WASHINGTON - In unprecedented back-to-back appearances on nationwide television, President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner clashed Monday night ove…
No debt deal yet
WASHINGTON - With bipartisan talks stalled, House Republicans and Senate Democrats readied rival debt-limit emergency fallback plans in hopes of reassuring wor…
Deal sought to head off stock plunge
WASHINGTON - Precariously short of time, congressional leaders struggled in urgent, weekend-long talks to avert an unprecedented government default, desperate …
World/Nation Briefs July 24, 2011
Heat wave roasts East Coast
NEW YORK - A heat wave scorched the East Coast with another day of triple-digit temperatures on Saturday, forcing power authorities to throttle back the voltag…