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2012 Election

Tea Party shows its clout in debt debate

They have been accused of holding Washington hostage by pushing the United States to the brink of a damaging debt default. The world is watching anxiously as the debt impasse drags on.
House Speaker John Boehner departs the Republican caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington

Republicans Race to Revive Debt Plan

Republican leaders will scramble to rescue their budget deficit-cutting plan on Friday after conservatives mounted a rebellion that heaped uncertainty on efforts to avert a catastrophic debt default.
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Zambia's Banda favourite to win September 20 election

Zambian President Rupiah Banda dissolved parliament on Thursday and set September 20 as the date for elections that are likely to hand him and his Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) another five years in power in Africa's biggest copper producer.
Dozens of Tea Party supporters, including one dressed as Captain America

Rival Debt Plans in Doubt, Alternatives Sought

Republicans and Democrats rushed to rework rival deficit reduction plans on Wednesday, but with the fate of both proposals heavily in doubt, top lawmakers pursued a behind-the-scenes compromise to avert a crippling U.S. debt default.
Supporters of Yemen"s President Ali Abdullah Saleh

Yemen President Won't Give up Power by Force - Minister

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who escaped an attempt on his life by opponents, will only cede power through the ballot box and the country will descend into civil war if he is forced from office, his foreign minister said.
Senate Republicans

Rival U.S. Debt Plans in Doubt

Republicans and Democrats rushed to rework rival deficit reduction plans on Wednesday, but with the fate of both proposals heavily in doubt top lawmakers pursued a behind-the-scenes compromise to avert a crippling U.S. default.
U.S. President Barack Obama

Obama Seeks "Plan B" as U.S. Debt Pans Stall

A Republican plan to cut the U.S. deficit faced delay and stiff opposition on Wednesday, piling anxiety onto investors and ordinary Americans hoping for a late compromise to avoid a crippling debt default.
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Tea Party activists tell Boehner to stand firm

Tea Party activists demanded House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner deliver on budget cuts at a rally on Monday at his Ohio offices, urging the Republican leader to "stand strong" in debt negotiations.
President Barack Obama meets with House Speaker John Boehner about the debt limit

Debt crisis gives investors first jolt

President Barack Obama's Democrats and their Republican rivals were further apart than ever on Tuesday in an impasse over the government's debt limit as investors braced for a looming default and downgrade.
President Barack Obama

Debt crisis sends first waves through Wall Street

President Barack Obama's Democrats and their Republican rivals were further apart than ever on Tuesday in an impasse over America's debt limit as Wall Street braced for a looming U.S. default and credit downgrade.
U.S. President Barack Obama

Lawmakers head for showdown in debt crisis

President Barack Obama's Democrats and their Republican rivals on Tuesday headed for a showdown over competing debt plans one week before a deadline for averting a potentially disastrous U.S. default.
Analysis: The politics behind Boehner's two-step debt hike

Analysis: The Politics Behind Boehner's Two-step Debt Hike

So many Americans are so sick of political acrimony over raising the U.S. debt limit that it might seem unfathomable to have to do it all over again early next year. But that is exactly what the top U.S. Republican, John Boehner, is proposing for some practical political reasons.
U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio

U.S. lawmakers head for showdown over debt

President Barack Obama's Democrats and their Republican rivals on Tuesday headed for a showdown over competing debt plans one week before a deadline for averting a potentially disastrous U.S. default.
Analysis: The politics behind Boehner's two-step debt hike

Analysis: The politics behind Boehner's two-step debt hike

So many Americans are so sick of political acrimony over raising the U.S. debt limit that it might seem unfathomable to have to do it all over again early next year. But that is exactly what the top U.S. Republican, John Boehner, is proposing for some practical political reasons.
NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd

NAACP head likens voter ID measures to Jim Crow

The head of the nation's oldest and largest civil rights group on Monday condemned state laws requiring photo identification of voters as an attempt to disenfranchise minorities through some "of the last existing legal pillars of Jim Crow."
Utoeya Massacre: Norway Mourns

At least 100,000 join Oslo march in grief and unity

At least 100,000 people rallied in Oslo and tens of thousands more marched in cities across Norway on Monday in a nationwide expression of grief and unity over the massacre of 76 people by Anders Behring Breivik.
Norway attacker detained, claims collaborators

Norway killer tells judge "two more cells" exist

Anders Behring Breivik told a Norwegian judge on Monday his bombing and shooting rampage that killed 93 people aimed to save Europe from a Muslim takeover, and said that "two more cells" existed in his organization.

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