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The Senate will take up a Democratic plan denied to raise the debt limit high enough to get passed next year's election. NPR's David Welna reports House Republicans are proposing a rival plan that would require an increase to the debt ceiling early n

NPR 2012-01-28

US economic growth is apparently picking up, although it came in at a modest pace in the final months of 2011. NPR's Dave Mattingly reports the latest numbers were not as strong as economists had been forecasting. Economists were expecting 3% growth.

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The Federal Reserve's interest rate setting arm has wrapped up a two-day meeting in Washington, putting in place another big cut in interest rates as it seeks to boost the lagging economy. Fed policymakers by unanimous vote opted to cut short-term r

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President Obama has approved the creation of a special interrogation task force that would be dedicated to gathering intelligence from so-called high-value detainees suspected of terrorist activities. NPR's Dina Temple-Raston reports. The new elite

CNN 2011-10-30

First up, representatives from around the European Union are meeting again in Belgium. They're trying to come up with a plan to deal with the debt crisis facing the Euro zone. The Euro zone covers the 17 nations that use the Euro as their currency. L

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Recovery work continues in the northeast from Superstorm Sandy. There are more than 2 million people who still don't have power, nearly a week after the storm passed through the region. In New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo says the gas shortage that ha

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-01-11

From NPR news in Washington, I'm Lakshimi Singh. The government's consumer watchdog plans to force banks to use a new set of criteria aimed at identifying whether potential borrower is likely to afford a mortgage. Richie Corttery, director of the con

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ATHENS, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Marathon talks among parliamentary parties in debt-ridden Greece for the formation of a coalition government after the May 6 general polls collapsed on Friday, with the prospect of fresh elections in June seeming more likel

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- One week before starting his second term, U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday urged Congress to raise the country's debt ceiling in a timely manner to avert dampening investor confidence and derailing the economic re

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WHITE HOUSE The drama over the U.S. governments so-called fiscal cliff enters its final day before the deadline on Monday, with no agreement between Democrats and Republicans. Americans will face tax increases and deep government cuts on Tuesday if n

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Euro Zone finance ministers have decided to break off talks with Greece over a possible new bailout until after a referendum on Sunday. The Greek Finance Minister Yanis Vourovakis called the decision blackmail and said this was a very dark moment for

NPR 2012-12-31

From NPR news in Washington, I am Nora Raum. Last minute talks for a deal to avert tax hikes for everyone and addressed spending cuts in the New Year. Appeared to have stalled in the Senate. NPRs David Welna reports that Senate Republican leader is l