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| Third-Party Chestnut Won't Fix Broken U.S. Politics: Albert Hunt Bloomberg Third- or fourth-party movements aren't unusual in US politics, from the Prohibitionists to the Communists. Sustainability requires a rationale and support from a committed slice of the electorate. Some of today's strongest advocates for an alternative ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| US Debt Ceiling Politics of Default Hype, Fear Mongering and Idle Threats The Market Oracle Why, one might even conclude that they are -- perish the thought -- playing politics with the debt ceiling! Notice the common sense approach of Caroline Baum vs. that of Geithner, Obama, and Bernanke. Yes, a default would be a monstrous disaster. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Debt debate darkens US mood on politics Denver Post By Elisabeth Bumiller US House Speaker John Boehner, right, R-Ohio, listens to his chief of staff, Barry Jackson, middle, and policy director Brett Loper in the Capitol on Saturday. (Alex Wong, Getty Images ) WASHINGTON — Ground zero of the debt ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US debt crisis: Democrats and Republicans close in on deal Telegraph.co.uk Amid nerves about the extended political showdown, stock prices have declined sharply and world leaders have warned that failing to raise the debt ceiling, which requires Congressional approval, would undermine confidence in the world's most powerful ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US debt crisis: vote expected but triple-A credit rating still at risk Telegraph.co.uk On a day of high drama in Washington, leaders from both sides expressed optimism that a political high wire act that has disillusioned the US public and alarmed the watching world would avoid disaster. Mitch McConnell, the leader of the Republican ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| U.S. debt deal may avert default, but downgrade possible Reuters They noted the agreement called for just under $1 trillion in initial cuts, with a joint committee charged with finding another $1.5 trillion -- a task which, given the poisonous state of US politics, seemed to promise yet more uncertainty. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| People's Daily urges US to avoid default People's Daily Online The most important newspaper in China, the People's Daily, has urged politicians in the United States to put aside politics and avoid a debt crisis from developing into another financial disaster for the world. Racing the clock to avoid a government ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Downgrade US credit rating now The Canberra Times BY THE CANBERRA TIMES With or without a last-minute political fix to the US debt crisis, the credit rating of the United States ought to be sharply downgraded now, with the rest of the world considering ways of quarantining itself from seemingly ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Congress closing in on a deal to avert US default — Maine Politics ... By UnBylined WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate plunged on Sunday into what many lawmakers and the White House — and millions of Americans coast to coast — hoped would be an all-but-decisive last-minute effort to raise the nation's debt ceiling and defuse ... Bangor Daily News | ||
| US Opinion: Learning The Ideological and Political ... - EA WorldView By Scott Lucas US Politics. When the dust eventually settles on a deal to avoid Armadebtdon 2011, there will be plenty of long-term consequences, among them the recognition that American politics is now a 24/7 struggle. That is not necessarily a bad ... EA WorldView |
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| Norway gunman utilized lax US gun laws - politics - More politics ... The U.S. should be ashamed that its laws would allow high-capacity gun clips used in the Norwegian massacre to be sold and shipped overseas, says a New York ... www.msnbc.msn.com/.../congresswoman-norway-gunman-tou... |
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