Federal budget deficit to dip to $1.1T, CBO says (AP)

news 31-JAN-12

Canada looks at alternatives to nixed US pipeline (AP)

news 19-JAN-12

DealBook: Regulators Pledge New Rules After MF Global's Demise

IHT 01-DEC-11

Boehner: War drawdown savings can't go to jobs

washtimes 17-NOV-11

Markets look to Fed to help US economy again

telegraph 09-AUG-11

President Obama continues debt talks with Democrats, then Republicans

cnn 20-JUL-11

U.S. debt ceiling hike stalled

CBC 19-JUL-11

Fireworks in Congress as debt ceiling deadline looms

cnn 04-JUL-11

River crests, but ND flood not over

cnn 27-JUN-11

Souris River rising slower as crest nears at Minot

washtimes 25-JUN-11

Treasury suggests $2 trillion U.S. debt cap raise: sources (Reuters)

news 04-MAY-11

Nato strike 'kills Gaddafi's youngest son'

aljazeera 01-MAY-11

Sen. Ensign says he will resign May 3

cnn 22-APR-11

The president is Missing*

delo 16-APR-11

Obama's goal: Cut deficit by $4T over 12 years

CBSnews 13-APR-11

What victory? Bitter Tea Party rounds on Boehner as he claims budget triumph (that is, compromise with Obama)

dailymail 10-APR-11

Scenarios: Messy U.S. budget, spending prospects (Reuters)

news 28-FEB-11

Democratic Senator Bingaman won't seek sixth term

reuters 19-FEB-11

Obama's budget: Is anyone happy?

cnn 15-FEB-11

U.S. budget deficit to hit $1.5T

washtimes 26-JAN-11

Deficit-Cutting Plan Fails To Advance To Capitol

NPRnews 03-DEC-10

Geithner, lawmakers seek deal on Bush-era tax cuts

economictimes 02-DEC-10

Senate Republicans Vow No Tax Hike on Rich

CBSnews 14-SEP-10

Obama urges action, lawmakers weigh in at summit

cnn 25-FEB-10

Budget-Balancing Veterans Tapped To Rein In Deficit

NPRnews 17-FEB-10

Obama unveils multi-trillion dollar spending plan

examiner 02-FEB-10

Bernanke keeps US Fed chief post

aljazeera 29-JAN-10

CBO: Federal deficit projected at $1.35T (AP)

news 27-JAN-10

Obama's spending freeze a political gamble

cnn 26-JAN-10

Health Care Bill Clears Second Senate Vote

CBSnews 22-DEC-09

Health care bill passes key test vote

cnn 21-DEC-09

Senate Democrats move to cut Medicare buy-in

washtimes 15-DEC-09

Senate debates health care, rejects GOP amendment

cnn 06-DEC-09

Senate preserves long-term care program (AP)

news 05-DEC-09

Health Care Progress Report: November 16

CBSnews 16-NOV-09

Public option would lead him to filibuster, key senator says

cnn 28-OCT-09

Reid Backs Health Public Option With State Opt-Out (Bloomberg)

news 26-OCT-09

Nelson: Give states 'opt in' public health plan

washtimes 25-OCT-09

AP sources: Negotiators weigh public health option (AP)

news 23-OCT-09

Current health bill unacceptable, Catholic bishops say

cnn 09-OCT-09

Senate Panel To Vote Tuesday On Health Bill

NPRnews 08-OCT-09

Dems turn back GOP health bill tax amendments (AP)

news 01-OCT-09

Senate panel rejects GOP bid to strengthen abortion provision

cnn 30-SEP-09

Key Senate panel votes down 'public option' for healthcare

latimes 30-SEP-09

Senate panel debates public option for health care bill

cnn 29-SEP-09

Senators to square off on public insurance plan (AP)

news 25-SEP-09

Medicare a Flashpoint in Health Debate

CBSnews 24-SEP-09

Senate panel begins consideration of Baucus health plan

cnn 22-SEP-09

Barack Obama: world leaders 'see me as a conservative'

telegraph 20-SEP-09

Senator puts $856bn healthcare 'blueprint' before U.S. Congress but fails to win support in 'Obamacare' debate

dailymail 16-SEP-09

Health care negotiators finding common ground, Democrat says

cnn 14-SEP-09

Washington protest over health proposals

RTERadio 13-SEP-09

White House Stiffens Against Illegal Immigrants

ABCnews 12-SEP-09

The World from Berlin: 'It Was High Time for Obama to Win His Authority Back'

spiegel 11-SEP-09

Baucus presents healthcare overhaul plan

latimes 09-SEP-09

Liberals Push Obama to Make Gov't-Run Health Care

ABCnews 05-SEP-09

Lieberman: Many health changes can wait

washtimes 23-AUG-09

Obama 'Outmaneuvered' On Health Care?

NPRnews 22-AUG-09

Rumors influencing health care debate

cnn 21-AUG-09

White House Seeks to Repair Intraparty Rift

WashingtonPost_B 19-AUG-09

Obama scrambles over healthcare backlash

ft 18-AUG-09

Health Care Debate: Will Public Option Die?

ABCnews 17-AUG-09

Obama gets personal on health care

cnn 16-AUG-09

US Democrats make healthcare deal

bbc 29-JUL-09

House Dem leaders: No health care vote as recess nears

cnn 28-JUL-09

Conrad, Dodd tied to VIP loans

washtimes 28-JUL-09

Barack Obama feels the weight of history as health care battle heats up

telegraph 26-JUL-09

Blue Dog leader: Slow down on health care

cnn 24-JUL-09

Obama defends health care reforms

bbc 23-JUL-09

Pelosi Says Congress Can Pass Health-Care Plan

NPRnews 22-JUL-09

Obama's health care push met with pushback

cnn 21-JUL-09

Dems splinter in health care overhaul debate

cnn 17-JUL-09

Senate panel OKs plan to revamp health care system (AP)

news 16-JUL-09

House rolls out plan to make health care a right (AP)

news 15-JUL-09

Cheney 'set up illegal secret spy project'

independent 13-JUL-09

Lawmakers Predict Delay For Health Reform Plan

WashingtonPost_B 13-JUL-09

Cheney 'ordered CIA to hide plan'

bbc 12-JUL-09

George: Health Care Reform Roadblocks

ABCnews 09-JUL-09

Tax Health Benefits? Maybe Not

ABCnews 08-JUL-09

Obama expected to tackle Iran, health care in news conference

cnn 23-JUN-09

Obama may need firmer hand on health care debate (AP)

news 20-JUN-09

Wall Street Journal: Healthcare Overhaul a 'Fiasco'

ABCnews 19-JUN-09

Senate committee debates health care reform

cnn 17-JUN-09

Obama to address skeptics amid push for health care reform

cnn 15-JUN-09

Obama proposes making 'pay-as-you-go' the law

cnn 09-JUN-09

Obama announces $17 billion in cuts, less than .5% of total budget

latimes 07-MAY-09

Lawmakers advancing much of Obama's budget agenda (AP)

news 28-APR-09

Iran sentences Roxana Saberi to 8 years

latimes 19-APR-09

Congress' budget blueprint contains a warning to Obama

latimes 04-APR-09

North Dakota expects snowstorm as official warns, 'It's not over'

cnn 30-MAR-09

Military sends aid as uncertainty floods Fargo

cnn 28-MAR-09

Democrats turn back GOP call to reduce spending

AfghanistanSun 26-MAR-09

Recovery will take time, says Obama

channel4news 25-MAR-09

River threatens historic flooding in North Dakota

cnn 25-MAR-09

Obama Set To Defend Economic Plans

NPRnews 24-MAR-09

Obama defends Geithner, focuses on passing budget

washtimes 22-MAR-09

AIG protesters descend on bosses

channel4news 22-MAR-09

Congressional Budget Office sees more red ink in Obama budget

latimes 21-MAR-09

Irish PM 'delivers' Obama's speech

eirepost 21-MAR-09

Obama budget faces new hurdles

latimes 20-MAR-09

Obama seeks support for budget plan

dailyexpress 18-MAR-09

Obama Challenges Critics to Offer Ideas

voanews 17-MAR-09

NASA fuels shuttle for Sunday launch

washtimes 15-MAR-09

No Second Stimulus Bill Coming, Pelosi Says

WashingtonPost_B 13-MAR-09

Obama predicts $1.75TRILLION deficit this year - the biggest since World War Two

dailymail 26-FEB-09

Historic stimulus deal reached

washtimes 12-FEB-09

Barack Obama condemns 'irresponsible' delay on stimulus bill

telegraph 08-FEB-09

Vote expected tonight on economic stimulus deal

cnn 07-FEB-09

Democrats Rally To Daschle's Defense

NPRnews 06-FEB-09

Senate Republicans show muscle on stimulus

cnn 04-FEB-09

Same old fudges and loopholes in Obama's new era of ethics

telegraph 03-FEB-09

Obama Faces Big Test Over Ailing Economy

CBSnews 26-JAN-09

Economic Plan "On Target," Says Obama

CBSnews 23-JAN-09

Senate panel approves Geithner for treasury post (AP)

news 23-JAN-09

Flawed conception

ft 16-JAN-09

Obama presses for remaining $350B bailout funds (AP)

news 13-JAN-09

At Obama's Request, Bush Seeks Bailout Money

NPRnews 12-JAN-09

Obama: New layoffs show need for urgent action (AP)

news 09-JAN-09

Obama: Recession will worsen without bold action (Reuters)

news 08-JAN-09

US budget deficit set for post-war record

ft 07-JAN-09

FM, US senate team discuss Mideast situation bilateral ties

sis 14-DEC-08

Senate kills U.S. car industry £9bn bail-out after talks over wage cuts fail

dailymail 12-DEC-08

Federal deficit could hit $1 trillion this year (AP)

news 25-NOV-08

Obama administration continues to take shape

euronews 22-NOV-08

Federal deficit hits record $455 billion

latimes 15-OCT-08

Bailout negotiators race deadline

cnn 28-SEP-08

No interest paid on Rangel's villa

washtimes 06-SEP-08

Tax chairman Rangel failed to report income

AfghanistanSun 05-SEP-08

Female suicide bomber strikes in Iraq

IHT 12-AUG-08

Obama shifts, says he may back offshore drilling

washtimes 02-AUG-08

Bush to leave a record budget deficit of $482 billion

latimes 29-JUL-08

China at top WTO table

washtimes 24-JUL-08

US offers to reduce farm subsidy limit to $15bn

ft 23-JUL-08

Senate housing rescue bill clears key test vote (Reuters)

news 24-JUN-08

Foreclosure rescue bill rolls past its opponents

HonululuAdvetrtiser 20-JUN-08

Sens. Dodd, Conrad tied to special mortgage deals (AP)

news 13-JUN-08

Obama, Throwing Heat

WashingtonPost_B 11-JUN-08

Doctors: Ted Kennedy has malignant brain tumor

cnn 20-MAY-08

Swan to hand down 'good Labor budget'

sbs 13-MAY-08

House, Senate pass one-week farm bill extension (AP)

news 24-APR-08

Party leaders back Obama as Clinton's funds dwindle

independent 05-APR-08

Obama's hackles raised over enduring race issue

guardian 13-MAR-08

Democrats dump final Bush budget

namibian 06-FEB-08

Bush presents $3 trillion budget

bbc 05-FEB-08

Bush asks for trillions

cnn 04-FEB-08

Bush's $3 trillion budget a US first (AP)

news 03-FEB-08

Official: Bush's 2009 budget to be tight (AP)

news 01-FEB-08

[-told]: I don't believe this is the end of the story,

newschannel5 18-JAN-12

[ said]: I believe it would be a profound mistake for this country,

usaToday 15-DEC-11

[ said]: At the end of the day, the payroll tax cut will be extended,

IHT 14-DEC-11

[-said]: It will be able to represent a compromise from what was voted on last week,

cnn 04-DEC-11

[-said]: It will be paid for, it will be in a way that is credible and serious,

news 04-DEC-11

[told:]: Fox News Sunday.

cnn 04-DEC-11

[ said]: That is a loophole so big you can drive a Mack truck through it,

IHT 01-DEC-11

[ said]: The world is watching. We know that the economic future of our country and the world rests on decisions that will be made in the next few days,

voanews 21-NOV-11

[-says]: They've crossed the line on saying in some way you need additional revenue,

npr 18-NOV-11

[ said]: I don’t think that makes much difference,

washtimes 16-NOV-11

[ said]: The world is watching,

washtimes 16-NOV-11

[-said]: If every member becomes a scorekeeper, or every committee becomes a scorekeeper, it's chaos,

usaToday 04-OCT-11

[ said]: We’re with you,

IHT 16-SEP-11

[ said]: CBO's report is yet more evidence that Congress faces a twin challenge of a sluggish near-term economy and a still very serious long-term debt threat,

AP 25-AUG-11

[-said]: Congress cannot afford to ignore either challenge.

newschannel5 24-AUG-11

[ said]: We will have to accept that agriculture should contribute to deficit reduction,

prensa 24-AUG-11

[ said]: I think all of us need to reflect on how these institutions are conducting themselves, how members are conducting themselves,

cnn 03-AUG-11

[ says]: We've got to have an official score keeper. Even when you disagree with them, if you don't have an arbiter, you've got chaos,

CBSnews 31-JUL-11

[ said]: Around here you've got to have deadlock before you have breakthrough,

CBSnews 29-JUL-11

[-said]: One thing I'm quite confident of is we are not going to default. Leaders on both sides recognize now that that would be a disaster,

trust 27-JUL-11

[-said]: One thing I'm quite confident of is we are not going to default. Leaders on both sides recognise now that that would be a disaster,

reuters 27-JUL-11

[said:]: Could the two get married? Could they get combined at some point? I’m sure that’s possible.

khaleejtimes 20-JUL-11

[said yesterday that:]: interest rates would spike, markets would crash and the economy would flounder

eecho 19-JUL-11

[said:]: Could the two get married? Could they get combined at some point? I'm sure that's possible.

reuters 19-JUL-11

[ said]: We're presenting the progress we've made,

cnn 19-JUL-11

[-told]: the response was very favourable,

news24 19-JUL-11

[-told]: the response was very favorable,

reuters 19-JUL-11

[-said]: If we used the baseline that the fiscal commission used, the savings of this package would be close to $4.7 trillion,

CBSnews 19-JUL-11

[ said]: We've come up with a plan, and it's comprehensive and it's balanced and it changes fundamentally the trajectory of our debt,

cnn 19-JUL-11

[ said]: Maybe they haven't heard about the baby boom generation,

newschannel5 14-JUL-11

[ said]: I don’t think it’s ever too late until the fat lady sings. What’s needed for the country is at least a $4 trillion package,

washtimes 12-JUL-11

[-told]: I feel very good about it. It’s, to me, a very responsible, rational package,

news 09-JUL-11

[-said]: No announcement has been made, but to me it's pretty clear.

AP 30-JUN-11

[ said]: Nobody has even seen water levels at this dimension,

CBSnews 25-JUN-11

[ said]: While I am encouraged by the bipartisan nature of the leadership negotiations being led by Vice President Biden , I am concerned by reports the group may be focusing on a limited package that will not fundamentally change the fiscal trajectory of the nation,

washtimes 22-JUN-11

[-said]: A $2 trillion package sounds big,

javno 22-JUN-11

[ said]: The co-op proposal is alive and well, and negotiations are ongoing,

CBSnews 07-JUN-11

[ said]: Democrats on the Budget Committee are very close to an agreement. We will have a budget,

news 22-MAY-11

[-told]: They know that the big spenders in their caucus prevent them from bringing forward a credible plan that both their party and the country can support.

upi 20-MAY-11

[-said]: We will have a budget. But, after broad consultation, we have decided to defer a budget markup because of the high-level bipartisan leadership negotiations that are currently under way,

upi 20-MAY-11

[-said]: We have decided to defer a budget mark-up because of the high-level bipartisan leadership negotiations that are currently underway,

news 20-MAY-11

[-told]: What I am laying out borrows heavily from the fiscal commission,

news 03-MAY-11

[-said]: There are modest savings out of Medicare,

news 03-MAY-11

[-said]: I hope to have something to announce before the end of this week on what we'll do in the Budget Committee, then we'll go to a budget resolution. So I hope to be able to make an announcement on a schedule before the end of this week,

trust 03-MAY-11

[told:]: Fox Sunday News

washtimes 02-MAY-11

[-acknowledged]: I have said repeatedly I think you go after the pillars of his power. And the pillars of his power are the regiments that are controlled by his sons, the mercenaries he has brought in from other countries, his money, and his tribe. I believe all of those should be targeted and aggressively gone after. You cannot allow him to continue.

voanews 01-MAY-11

[said:]: If don't have an agreement soon, we won't be relevant to this discussion.

cnn 24-APR-11

[-told]: The deficit commission used 80% of the savings [from closing loopholes] to lower rates,

time 21-APR-11

[ said]: The only way those bonds are redeemed is out of current income, and Social Security is cash negative today,

AP 09-MAR-11

[ said]: headed for the cliff,

csmonitor 08-MAR-11

[ said]: Honestly, I think this two-week business is not the way to go. I think there should be a longer-term agreement, hopefully through the end of the year,

washtimes 01-MAR-11

[ said]: up for discussion and negotiation,

cnn 27-FEB-11

[-said]: Honestly, I think this two-week business is not the way to go,

cnn 27-FEB-11

[adding:]: Is that the end of the story? The way this town is, probably not, but we're getting close.

cnn 27-FEB-11

[ said]: It is acceptable to me to have $4 billion in savings in a two-week package,

cnn 27-FEB-11

[-said]: Be modest at the beginning but do something big over the 10 years,

cnn 27-FEB-11

[-said]: The awarding of this contract is long overdue,

defensenews 25-FEB-11

[ said]: I believe it without question that we are on a course that will lead to a financial disaster,

newschannel5 17-FEB-11

[-said]: We need a much more robust package of deficit and debt reduction over the medium and long term,

upi 15-FEB-11

[-said]: (We) need a much more robust package of deficit and debt reduction over the medium- and long-term,

upi 14-FEB-11

[-said]: to move off their fixed positions and find common ground,

upi 14-FEB-11

[ says]: The current state of the tax code is simply indefensible,

CBSnews 07-FEB-11

[-has said]: because it's risky to use the debt limit as leverage because of our standing in global financial markets.

reuters 01-FEB-11

Reid [said:]: what Sen. Conrad presented to the caucus today is 50-50

npr 11-MAY-11