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Debt Compromise Pressure Intensifies as Obama to Resume Talks Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:57PMA bipartisan Senate proposal for a $3.7 trillion debt-cutting plan praised by President Barack Obama faces resistance from House Republicans, as lawmakers intensify efforts for a compromise on government spending less than two weeks before a threatened default.
Deals, disagreements and US debt Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:16PMThe interminable debt talks make for frustrating viewing.
Texas Rangers Layout New Ballpark Safety Measures Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:04PMAll Rails Going Up To 42 Inches, New Sinage & Annoucements The new bright yellow signs warning fans not to lean, sit or stand on rails at Rangers Ballpark have already started to go up. And soon the Texas Rangers will be raising the rails too.
City Council approves Balboa Park agreement Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:38PMThe council voted 7-1 Tuesday to proceed with review of Qualcomm co-founder Irwin Jacobs' $40 million plan to remove cars and traffic from the center of Balboa Park.
The Transformer Bed Workspace Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:36PMReader William Robinette wasn’t satisfied with his desk options, so he hacked his IKEA bed to pieces, picked up some extra wood, and made himself a desk. Audio controls are embedded. It has built-in speaker stands. This is precisely the kind of result that makes DIY options so awesome. (more…)
The Transformer Bed Workspace [Featured Workspace] Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:14PM# featuredworkspace Reader William Robinette wasn't satisfied with his desk options, so he hacked his IKEA bed to pieces, picked up some extra wood, and made himself a desk. Audio controls are embedded. It has built-in speaker stands. This is precisely the kind of result that makes DIY options so awesome. More »
US Houses Passed Debt Deal, President Promises to Veto Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:03PMWashington (CNN) -- The U.S. House on Tuesday night passed the "cut, cap and balance" deficit reduction plan backed by tea party conservatives but dismissed by President Barack Obama, who offered strong praise for another proposal put together by a bipartisan group of senators.
Intrigue, secret talks grip Capitol Hill Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:02PMPrivate meetings, internal dramas color the debate.
House passes 'cut, cap and balance' plan Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:57PMThe House has passed a hard-line measure that would impose strict caps on federal spending and make it tougher to raise taxes.
U.S. House Set to Pass Doomed Spending-Cut Bill With No Debt Deal Imminent Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:24PMTwo weeks from a threatened default, U.S. House Republicans today plan to defy President Barack Obama’s promised veto by voting to slash spending and condition a $2.4 trillion debt-ceiling increase on passage of a constitutional amendment to balance the budget.
Local Beat Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:59PMJuly 18 Barry Crime Watch will meet at 7 p.m. at the Barry Methodist Church. Josh Tackett, the newly appointed Navarro County District Clerk, will be the speaker. Light refreshments will follow. Everybody is invited.
Should we trust in God or the state government? Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:19PMYou would think designing a license tag would be relatively simple, wouldn’t you? Not in Georgia.
White House: Obama Confident a Debt Ceiling Agreement will be Reached Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:31PMThere still is no sign of an end to political fight between president and Republican congressional leaders
Gambling resuscitated Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:14PMBOSTON - Massachusetts political leaders are donning their poker faces as they try to cut a final deal legalizing casino gambling after years of noisy disagreements doomed earlier efforts.
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 7/18/2011 Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:24PMRelease Time: For Immediate Release Location: James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:36 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thanks for being here. I don’t have any announcements to make at the top, so I will start with the Associated Press. Erica. Q Thank you. So on Thursday, after the last debt talk meeting that you all announced, that ...
Obama, lawmakers to resume debt talks Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:49PMPresident Barack Obama and congressional leaders will continue to negotiate a possible deficit reduction this week to clear the way for congressional Republicans to back an increase in the federal debt ceiling.
Debt fallback plan gains momentum as GOP plans symbolic votes Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:49PMTop administration and congressional officials are expected to continue working this week on a measure to raise the federal debt ceiling by up to $2.5 trillion, embracing a version of a fallback plan designed by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to avoid a potentially catastrophic default.
Fallback debt plan gains momentum Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:49PMWithout a major deal, Congress will have to work out a smaller agreement to raise the debt ceiling or the U.S. may not have money to pay all its bills.
President Obama threatens to veto ‘Cut, Cap, and Balance’ plan proposed by House Republicans Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:52PMTheCelebrityCafe.com Staff Obama condemned the GOP bill as empty politicking during a press conference held last Friday House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-CA, Speaker of the John Boehner, R-OH, and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-VA, (L to R) participate in a news conference to discuss plans for a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July14 ...
Balanced budget amendment faces high hurdles in the House Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:30PMHouse Republicans urging a balanced budget amendment to accompany a debt-ceiling hike have a tough road ahead. Read more...
Local Beat 7/18/11 Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:14PMA listing of meetings and events of interest throughout Navarro County
Fallback plan gains momentum in debt talks Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:39PMWASHINGTON (Reuters) - With time running short in U.S. debt talks, Republican and Democratic senators sought on Sunday to craft a plan that could avert an unprecedented government default while making modest cuts in the deficit.
GOP's hard-right shift may put deal at risk Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:37PMDriven by ideology, Republicans will bring to the House floor Tuesday a newly revised debt-ceiling bill.
Order prevails as PMQs celebrate half a century Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:14PMFrom Supermac to television show-offs, a venerable but controversial institution has reached 50
Fallback plan gains traction in U.S. debt talks Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 5:13PMBy Thomas Ferraro and Caren Bohan
State again weighing plans to legalize casinos Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:41PMBOSTON - Massachusetts political leaders are donning their poker faces as they try to cut a final deal legalizing casino gambling after years of noisy disagreements doomed earlier efforts.
Expenses eat in to cash as All Black's charity fails Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:24PMA charity set up by an All Black great to help underprivileged youth has folded after only two years - and most of its money was spent on running costs, with little reaching the intended recipients.The Frank Bunce Charitable Foundation...
Obama Pushes for Debt Deal While Dismissing Republican Plan Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:46AMWhile President Barack Obama publicly presses congressional leaders for a multitrillion- dollar agreement in deficit-cutting talks he said are “running out of time,” aides privately are negotiating the framework of a possible compromise.
Mass. again weighing plans to legalize casinos Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:28AMSTEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON Massachusetts political leaders are donning their poker faces as they try to cut a final deal legalizing casino gambling after years of noisy disagreements doomed earlier efforts. Gov. Deval Patrick, House Speaker Robert DeLeo and Senate President Therese Murray — all Democrats who support some kind of expanded gaming — hope to agree to the broad outlines of ...
New graduates gain GEDs, eye future opportunities Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:26PMHARLINGEN — Commencement for 76 students in the High School Equivalency Program at Texas State Technical College Harlingen stands as a milestone toward more achievements.The message from speakers at the ceremony Saturday in the TSTC Cultural Arts...
Local Beat 7/17/11 Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:59PMA list of meetings and events of interest throughout Navarro County July 18 Barry Crime Watch will meet at 7 p.m. at the Barry Methodist Church. Josh Tackett, the newly appointed Navarro County District Clerk, will be the speaker. Light refreshments will follow. Everybody is invited.
50 years of PMQs Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:22PMThe blood and thunder, the mud-slinging and the general pandemonium and tumult – so disliked by Speaker John Bercow – of today's Prime Minister's question time is a far cry from the days when it all began, on 18 July 1961.
Obama talks a good game - Sat, 16 Jul 2011 PST Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:44PMWASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is demanding a big long-term budget deal. He won’t sign anything less, he warns, asking, “If not now, when?” How about last December, when he ignored his own debt commission’s recommendations? How about February, when he presented a budget that increases debt by $10 trillion over the next decade? How about April, when he sought a debt-ceiling increase with ...
Economic outlook hinges on debt deal Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:27AMWASHINGTON -- Horror stories are flying about the damage that might be wreaked should Congress and President Barack Obama fail to cut a deal by the Aug. 2 deadline to increase America's borrowing limit. Nearly every American is in harm's way, either directly or indirectly.
2012 reports signal make-or-break time Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:38AMThe second quarter fundraising reports disclosed Friday underscore the make-or-break moment some in the Republican presidential field will face in the months ahead.
Tough choices ahead as debt crisis looms Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 8:32AMSocial Security, Medicare, other federal payments: Treasury mulls where to make cuts.
Obama Says Congress Should Be Willing to Compromise on Taxes Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:02AMPresident Barack Obama said Republican lawmakers should agree to raising revenue in any deficit-cutting deal, noting he has agreed to consider cuts to entitlement programs such as Medicare.
Football patriarch dies at 89 Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:50PMDaniel Ruettiger drilled old-fashioned lessons into his 14 kids at the L-shaped wooden table he crafted so they could all eat dinner together in their Joliet home.He told them to finish whatever they started.Take one step at a time to achieve a goal.Don’t tell me what you can’t do — just get it done.And whatever you give, you’ll get back — “two times.”He worked two full-time jobs (and sometimes ...
Local Beat 7/14/11 Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:44PMA list of meetings and events of interest throughout Navarro County
No chance for parole this time Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:49PMEdwards' family suffered through George Lovie's parole hearing - in 1991 he killed their parents. He withdrew his application after hearing their victim statements.
US gets warning it may lose best debt rating Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:23PMWASHINGTON: With White House budget negotiations at a standstill, ratings agency Moody's warned Wednesday the United States may lose its sterling triple-A debt rating over rising risks of a short-term default.
TEDx Comes to Santana Row Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 5:22PMHundreds of people are expected to pack into San Jose's already packed Santana Row tonight for a TEDx event.
US debt default would trigger global 'crisis': Bernanke Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 5:14PMBen Bernanke warned Wednesday that a US debt default would trigger a "major crisis" in the global economy, as the White House and its Republican foes groped for a budget deal.
Cameron masters the Commons, but can he convince the country? Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 4:35PMAn error of judgment is one thing, but the PM must now tell us what he stands for, says Bruce Anderson.
Jerry Chautin: Boost Your Sales and Enhance Your Brand With Little-Known QR Codes Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 4:13PMQuick response codes have the potential to boost your sales, enhance your brand and turn your plain vanilla print advertisement into an interactive, multi-media marketing...
GOP leader: Give Obama debt powers Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 4:12PMWASHINGTON — With compromise talks at a vituperative standstill, Senate Republicans unexpectedly offered Tuesday to hand President Barack Obama new powers to avert the first-ever government default threatened for Aug. 2.
Government checks could stop Aug. 3, Obama warns Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:25PMWASHINGTON — With compromise talks at a vituperative standstill, Senate Republicans unexpectedly offered Tuesday to hand President Barack Obama new powers to avert a first-ever government default threatened for Aug. 2.
PUC writers camp hones students' skills Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:25PMHAMMOND | An acclaimed children's author told a group of Northwest Indiana students and teachers that she always has loved to read and write, and she loves the very taste of words in her mouth.
GOP leader: Give Obama new debt limit power Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:01PMWASHINGTON | With compromise talks at a standstill, Senate Republicans unexpectedly offered Tuesday to hand President Barack Obama new powers to avert a first-ever government default threatened for Aug. 2.
Probe ordered into appointment of Achuthanandan's son Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:14AMThiruvananthapuram, July 13 : Kerala Speaker G. Karthikeyan Wednesday ordered an assembly committee to probe whether Leader of Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan's son was appointed director of an IT educational institute during the Marxist leader's tenure as the chief minister.