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  • 16/05/2011 | Argentina

    US reaches legal debt limit, Republicans demand deep spending cuts

    The United States reached the legal limits of its borrowing authority as a top Republican increased his party's demand for deep spending cuts as part of any increase.

  • 09/07/2012 | Argentina

    Obama challenges GOP to keep tax cuts for middle class

    US President Barack Obama called for a one-year extension of Bush-era tax cuts for families earning less than $250,000 a year, seeking to steer the election-year debate away from high unemployment and portray himself as a champion of ordinary US citizens.

  • 29/01/2013 | World

    Obama pushes Congress on immigration, split emerges

    US President Barack Obama pushed Congress today to overhaul the country's immigration system but disagreement with Republicans over securing the border with Mexico has already begun to sour bipartisan efforts.

  • 07/02/2013 | World

    Obama open to 'big deal' on budget, but wants revenues

    US President Barack Obama told congressional Democrats today he is willing to agree to a "big deal" with Congress on spending cuts and tax reforms to end uncertainty over the budget deficit, but insisted that new revenues be part of the package.

  • 19/12/2012 | World

    Obama threatens veto to 'fiscal cliff'

    The conflict over the stalled "fiscal cliff" talks grew more heated today and threatened to become even more so Thursday when the action is expected to shift for the first time to the floor of the US House of Representatives.

  • 01/01/2013 | World

    US 'fiscal cliff' crisis heads to resolution in Congress

    A months-long battle over the US "fiscal cliff" headed to a close today as the House of Representatives moved toward final approval of a bipartisan deal meant to prevent Washington from pushing the world's biggest economy into recession.

  • 22/01/2013 | World

    White House: Obama would sign short-term debt limit increase

    The White House today welcomed signals by Republican leaders in the House of Representatives that they aim to pass a nearly four-month extension of the US debt limit, saying the move defuses fears of a damaging US debt default.

  • 11/08/2012 | World

    Romney chooses Ryan as vice presidential running mate

    Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said he has chosen Congressman Paul Ryan as his vice presidential running mate, a move that will bring the debate over how to reduce government spending and debt to the forefront of the race for the White House.

     

  • 28/08/2012 | World

    Republicans nominate Romney at storm-hit convention

    Republicans formally nominated Mitt Romney to challenge President Barack Obama for the White House, kicking off their storm-delayed convention with a barrage of sharp attacks on Obama's economic leadership.

  • 10/12/2012 | World

    US 'fiscal cliff' talks fail to reach common ground

    The White House and House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner's office held more negotiations today on ways to break the "fiscal cliff" stalemate, although neither side showed any public signs that they were ready to give ground.

  • 10/06/2012 | World

    Republicans renew attacks on Obama administration over leaks

    US Republicans renewed their attacks on the Obama administration over suspected leaks of classified security information, with one influential senator saying the Justice Department should appoint a special prosecutor to investigate.

  • 12/06/2012 | World

    Obama, after tough week, defends record on economy

    US President Barack Obama stoutly defended his economic record after a stream of bad news - and an uncharacteristic verbal misstep of his own - rallied Republican hopes that they can defeat him in November.

  • 08/07/2012 | World

    Obama team targets Romney over taxes, Republicans cry foul

    President Barack Obama's campaign and top Democrats called on Mitt Romney to release more personal tax records and raised questions about his offshore assets that the Republican challenger's campaign condemned as an "unseemly and disgusting" character assault.

  • 26/01/2012 | World

    Obama says he second-guesses himself, makes mistakes

    Barack Obama said he doubted his decisions "constantly" and made mistakes daily but thought he had become a better president with more on-the-job experience.

  • 26/01/2012 | World

    Gingrich, Romney play for cheers in Florida Republican debate

    Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney opened a debate that had the makings of a raucous encounter between increasingly bitter rivals five days before Florida's pivotal Republican presidential primary vote.

  • 23/02/2012 | World

    Obama hits back at Republican criticism of high gas prices

    US President Barack Obama hit back at election-year Republican criticism of his energy policy, offering a staunch defence of his attempts to wean US citizens off foreign oil and saying there was no 'silver bullet' for high gas prices.

  • 12/01/2012 | World

    US Justice Dept backs Obama recess appointments

    The US Justice Department defended President Barack Obama's controversial recess appointments to two agencies, releasing a detailed legal analysis of why the appointments passed constitutional muster.

  • 12/01/2012 | World

    Obama seeks $1.2 trillion debt limit hike

    US President Barack Obama formally notified Congress that he plans a $1.2 trillion increase in the US debt limit, setting the stage for Republicans to level election-year charges that deficits are out of control.

  • 21/01/2012 | World

    Romney, Gingrich battle in South Carolina race

    US presidential rivals Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich battled to win last-minute supporters on Saturday in a South Carolina primary that could reshape the Republican nominating contest.

  • 22/12/2011 | World

    US Speaker Boehner bows to pressure on tax deal

    US House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner caved in to a growing chorus of criticism from both within and outside his Republican party and agreed to a short-term deal to extend a payroll tax cut for 160 million US citizens.

  • 23/12/2011 | World

    US Congress punts hard payroll tax work to 2012

    US President Barack Obama signed into law a two-month payroll tax cut extension, capping a year of fierce partisan combat over taxes and spending that will resume in January and play heavily in the 2012 elections.

  • 04/01/2012 | World

    Obama defies Republicans with consumer agency pick

    A defiant President Barack Obama said he will bypass Congress and install Richard Cordray as head of the country's new consumer financial watchdog, escalating an election-year fight with Republicans, who questioned the legality of the move.

  • 03/12/2011 | World

    Obama tries to pressure Republicans on tax cut

    President Barack Obama sought to boost pressure on Republican lawmakers to back an extension of a tax cut for US workers that he views as vital to help the fragile economy.

  • 03/12/2011 | World

    Cain suspends 2012 US campaign

    US Republican presidential candidate Former pizza magnate Herman Cain dropped out of the presidential race on Saturday after accusations of sexual misconduct overwhelmed his bid to win the Republican nomination as an anti-Washington tax reformer.

  • 06/12/2011 | World

    Obama hits Republicans in stark speech

    US President Barack Obama turned up the heat on his Republican foes as he portrayed himself as a champion of the middle class and laid out in the starkest terms yet the populist themes of his 2012 re-election bid.

  • 29/10/2011 | World

    Obama: US wealth gap shows need for fairer approach

    US President Barack Obama, seizing on a report that showed America's rich getting richer while the rest of the country struggled to get ahead, said that Republicans were thwarting a fairer approach.

  • 13/11/2011 | World

    Romney has clear lead among Republicans, poll says

    Mitt Romney has a growing lead in the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, and almost half of the party's voters expect him to be the nominee, according to a recent poll.

  • 21/11/2011 | World

    Obama blames Republicans for debt panel failure

    US President Barack Obama blamed Republicans for a congressional committee's failure to reach a deficit-cutting deal and vowed to veto any attempt to water down automatic budget cuts that would kick in by early 2013.

  • 05/09/2011 | World

    Obama previews jobs speech, challenges Republicans

    US President Barack Obama previewed proposals for new infrastructure spending and an extension of payroll tax cuts as part of a major jobs package he will unveil this week, and challenged Republicans to find common ground with him.

  • 01/10/2011 | World

    Obama presses Republicans for jobs bill support

    President Barack Obama urged Republican lawmakers to spell out exactly what they can and cannot support in his $447 billion plan to create jobs, saying it was "time for Congress to get its act together."

  • 15/10/2011 | World

    Obama seeks to put onus on Republicans on jobs

    US President Barack Obama urged Republicans to stop picking "ideological fights" and focus instead on job creation efforts as he pressed Congress to begin voting next week piece by piece on his defeated jobs package.

  • 17/07/2011 | World

    Fallback plan gains momentum in US debt talks

    With time running short in US debt talks, Republican and Democratic senators sought to craft a plan that could avert an unprecedented government default while making modest cuts in the deficit.

  • 20/08/2011 | World

    Obama summer reading list leans toward fiction

    President Barack Obama, perhaps seeking a break from harsh reality after a tough summer battling the US economy and Republicans in Congress, has picked a summer reading list that is long on fiction.

  • 03/09/2011 | World

    Obama ups pressure over transport legislation

    US President Barack Obama, under fire over high unemployment, stepped up pressure on Congress today to pass transportation legislation he said would protect almost 1 million American jobs.

  • 22/01/2011 | World

    Obama: State of the Union speech to focus on jobs

    President Barack Obama said he would use his annual State of the Union address to urge both parties to act to lift US growth and create more jobs.

  • 08/04/2011 | World

    US House Republicans told of USD$39 bln spending plan

    US House of Representatives Republican leaders presented to their membership a USD$39 billion spending cut plan aimed at averting a government shutdown, according to Republican lawmakers.

  • 18/04/2011 | World

    US' Pelosi says both parties must reduce deficit

    US House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said that Standard & Poor's downgrade of the US credit outlook showed both Democrats and Republicans must "demonstrate our commitment to reducing our deficit through shared responsibility."


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