NPR 2011-07-27

The White House warns House Speaker John Boehner's latest budget plan will be vetoed if it reaches President Obama's desk. It's opposed to a measure requiring that a second debt-limit vote be held before the 2012 elections. Now some conservatives, me

NPR 2012-03-31

The US Supreme Courts justices are done with a closed-door meeting during which they were expected to cast a preliminary vote on the nation's contentious health care law. But NPR's Nina Totenberg reports however, each of the nine justices leans on th

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NPR 2009-09-17

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus today unveiled a ten-year 856-billion-dollar healthcare overhaul bill though the Congressional Budget Office had a lower number. In the news conference on Capitol Hill today, the Montana Senator said with

NPR 2012-01-19

The GOP-led House is likely to vote against an increase in the debt ceiling today, but that's not expected to go far in the Democratic-run Senate and with the threat of a presidential veto. NPR's Andrea Seabrook is on Capitol Hill. She says the House

NPR 2011-07-19

House Republicans are spearheading a bill that they say would cut, cap and balance the federal budget. President Obama says if it gets to his desk, he'll veto it. NPR's Ari Shapiro reports this is all part of the contentious debate over reducing defi

NPR 2011-09-19

Forces loyal to ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi continue to put up fierce resistance in the Libyan cities of Sirte and Bani Walid. Sean Carberry reports that anti-Gaddafi fighters are struggling to advance on the two cities today. Gaddafi loyalists lau

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CNN 2011-11-21

Friday is awesome, we appreciate you spendpart of yours for CNN student news. My name is CA,I am coming to you from the CNNnews room, here is Atlanta Georgia. First stop, Occupy Wall Street headed to its third month protest back in Sept organized urg

CNN 2011-08-07

Well, the debt deal is signed but the damage is done. Our nation's reputation is tarnished, and we're all likely to pay one way or another. Alison Kosik is looking at the cost to your retirement. George Howell showing how college students will take a

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NEW YORK, March 7 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, a day after their biggest dive since the beginning of this year, as U.S. economic data beat estimates. Stocks opened higher amid positive economic data, then surged more after the U.S. gove

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News & Reports 2011-07-24

Hello and Welcome to News and Reports on China Radio International. In This Edition At least 32 people have been killed and 191 others injured in a train crash and derailing accident in east China's Zhejiang Province. The UN Security Council condemns

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