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US Senate to vote on opposing bids to end shutdown
US Senate leaders have agreed to vote on Thursday on competing proposals to end a government shutdown now in its second month, but the chances are ... World News -
As shutdown lingers, Pelosi asks Trump to delay State of Union address
With the US government shutdown dragging into its 26th day, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday urged President Donald Trump to reschedule his ... World News -
The three-ring circus of American politics
The circus that was the partial government shutdown and debt ceiling debate in the U.S. Congress was hard to watch. The ring master, John Boehner the ... World -
Washington will pay its bills, for now
In the summer of 2011, President Obama negotiated with Republican leaders over the terms for raising the federal government’s debt ceiling. He ... World -
The Republican fratricide
After their devastating defeat and humiliating surrender in the fight over the government shutdown and debt ceiling, many Republicans, instead of ... World -
World worries despite temporary truce in polarized U.S.
The world got a close-up look at U.S. democracy during Washington's debt default showdown, and was traumatized by what it saw. Foreign commentators ... Analysis -
Is America’s decline material or moral?
Over the past few years, television channels and publications affiliated to the March 8 Alliance in Lebanon—the principal ally of the ... World -
Muslim Americans more popular than the Tea Party
Tea Party favorites Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, Sarah Palin and Larry Klayman spent most of last week bashing Muslims and introducing the “Quran” ... World -
Obama says U.S. shutdown ‘encouraged enemies’
U.S. President Barack Obama warned on Thursday that the government shutdown had “encouraged” America’s enemies ... World News -
Asian shares rise as U.S. avoids debt default
The International Monetary Fund appealed to Washington for more stable management of the nation’s finances as Asian stock markets rose after U.S ... Financial Markets -
Obama signs bill ending shutdown, averting U.S. debt default
President Barack Obama signed a bill early Thursday that ends the U.S. government shutdown and extends the country's borrowing authority, following a ... World News -
Hours from debt deadline, U.S. pins hope on senate exit strategy
The United States Wednesday stood hours from a fateful fiscal deadline, with a chaotic political standoff threatening to trigger a debt default and ... Economy -
U.S. Senate reaches fiscal deal to end government shutdown
U.S. Republican and Democratic leaders announced a bipartisan deal on Wednesday to end a government shutdown and raise the country's debt limit. The ... Economy -
Senate breakthrough as U.S. on brink of possible default
U.S. senators scrambled together an eleventh hour compromise Wednesday that they hoped might protect Washington’s battered financial standing by ... Economy -
Senate leaders nearing U.S. debt ceiling deal
With a potential debt default looming, Senate leaders are nearing completion on a deal to stave off a self-inflicted political calamity that would ... Economy -
Oil prices edge lower on fears of U.S. debt default
Oil prices edged lower in Asian trade Monday as the United States faces a potentially devastating sovereign debt default as lawmakers remain unable to ... Economy -
Is America turning into a failed state?
The United States might not make the 2014 list of Failed States, but it might as well try if Congress and the president don’t stop playing a ... World -
U.S. Senate to meet as solution to fiscal impasse still elusive
The Senate will hold a rare Sunday session as U.S. politicians grapple with how to reopen the shuttered government and avoid a potentially calamitous ... World News -
Obama against Republican plan on debt ceiling deal
President Barack Obama on Saturday came out against a proposal to extend for just weeks the country’s authority to borrow money as crisis talks ... Economy -
Taliban mocks U.S. over shutdown and ‘empty-minded leaders’
Taliban militants fighting foreign troops in Afghanistan taunted the U.S. on Wednesday over the recent government shutdown, reported Agence ... World News -
Oil falls toward $103 as U.S. debt deadline nears
Oil prices declined Monday as a partial U.S. government shutdown entered a second week and a possible default on government debt approached. Benchmark ... Energy -
Pentagon: most furloughed civilians ordered back to work
The Pentagon is ordering most of its approximately 400,000 furloughed civilian employees back to work. The decision announced Saturday by Defense ... World News -
Those extremist Republicans
When I am asked why I became an American citizen, I usually say, in a moment of bliss I saw in the Constitution, the Federalist Papers, and everything ... World -
Washington shutdown could weaken U.S. globally, warns Kerry
As the U.S. government shutdown went into a fifth day, Secretary of State John Kerry warned on Saturday that the lingering political stalemate could ... World News -
Despite shutdown, U.S. Congress saves Iraqi interpreter visa program
U.S. lawmakers took a break from bitter debate over government spending to save a program granting special visas to civilian interpreters who risked ... Middle East -
U.S.official: Core sanctions to stay until Iran addresses concerns
A top U.S. official on Thursday held out the prospect of limited sanctions relief for Iran if it takes steps to address concerns about its nuclear ... Middle East -
America’s Congress vs. Lebanon’s parliament
At the first glance it seems ludicrous to be comparing the legislative body of the world’s number one political and economic power, with that of ... World -
The U.S. shutdown: all you need to know about the govt. impasse
As of Oct. 1, 2013, the U.S. government began to shut down due to the absence of an agreed funding bill by the Senate and the House. If you call up ... Economy -
Government shutdown to impact U.S. military operations
On the second day of the U.S. government shutdown, there is no drastic effect as of yet on the U.S. military, said officials in Tuesday. If the ... World News
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