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  • 12/01/2011 | World

    Obama visits wounded Congresswoman Giffords

    President Barack Obama visited wounded Representative Gabrielle Giffords to begin an emotional trip to Arizona as political leaders condemned the deadly shooting spree in Tucson.

  • 19/01/2011 | World

    Majority in US House votes to repeal healthcare law

    The Republican-led US House of Representatives passed legislation that would repeal President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare reform law in a mostly symbolic move likely to be scuttled in the Senate.

  • 10/02/2011 | World

    New York Congressman's resignation official following Internet dating scandal

    The news of Republican Representative Christopher Lee’s resignation is official, after being announced yesterday afternoon in the US House of Representatives following Lee’s internet dating scandal surfacing in the media.

  • 20/03/2011 | World

    Boehner asks Obama should explain Libya mission

    House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner called on President Barack Obama to explain the US mission in Libya and how his administration intends to achieve its goals.

  • 18/06/2011 | World

    Friendly Obama-Boehner golf game has high stakes

    A friendly round of golf between President Barack Obama and Republican leader John Boehner has unusually high stakes, since any positive sentiment it yields may help lead to a debt deal.

  • 28/07/2011 | World

    Republican debt plan faces close vote in Congress

    A bill to cut the deficit faced a nail-bitingly close vote in Congress today as the top Republican lawmaker sought to quell an internal revolt and push his plan to avoid a ruinous default.

  • 28/07/2011 | World

    House will not vote tonight on Boehner debt plan

    Urgent efforts to avoid an unprecedented US debt default hit another snag when some rebel Republican lawmakers refused to back a budget deficit plan proposed by their own congressional leaders.

  • 21/09/2011 | World

    US House unexpectedly defeats spending bill

    The US House of Representatives unexpectedly defeated a bill that would fund the federal government past Sept. 30 as dozens of Republicans broke with their party to push for deeper spending cuts.

  • 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.

  • 15/05/2012 | World

    Obama issues veto threat against House defence bill

    US President Barack Obama threatened to veto a defence policy bill in the House of Representatives that would authorize higher Pentagon spending and tie his hands on national security issues from nuclear arms reductions to handling war detainees.

  • 11/07/2012 | World

    US House vote to repeal Obama healthcare law

    The Republican-led US House of Representatives, on a near party-line vote of 2 44- 1 85, passed a bill to repeal President Barack Obama's overhaul of the US healthcare system.

  • 01/08/2012 | World

    US House approves new Iran sanctions on oil, shipping sectors

    The US House of Representatives passed a new package of sanctions against Iran that aim to punish banks, insurance companies and shippers that help Tehran sell its oil.

  • 07/11/2012 | World

    US House stays in Republican control, Democrats retain Senate

    The US House of Representatives was left pretty much unchanged by voters with control firmly in Republican hands while Democrats held the majority in the Senate, according to projections.

  • 27/12/2012 | World

    US lawmakers, Obama in last chance talks on 'fiscal cliff'

    US President Barack Obama and lawmakers are launching a last chance round of budget talks just days before a New Year's deadline to reach a deal or watch the economy go off a "fiscal cliff."

  • 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.

  • 03/01/2013 | World

    US House chooses Boehner as speaker again despite strains

    Despite a rocky few weeks during the "fiscal cliff" fight, John Boehner won re-election as speaker of the House of Representatives today and will again lead Republicans as they take on the White House over federal spending.

  • 21/01/2013 | World

    US House Republicans seek vote to extend debt limit to May 19

    Republican leaders in the US House of Representatives have scheduled a vote on Wednesday on a nearly four-month extension of US borrowing capacity, but the bill does not specify a dollar amount.

  • 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.


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