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US House Speaker John Boehner walks to his office after passage of a spending bill on the House floor at the US Capitol in Washington, on December 11, 2014. (Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)
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The Statue of Liberty looms over visitors below on Liberty Island in New York Harbor on October 13, 2013, in New York. The Statue of Liberty reopened to the public after the state of New York agreed to shoulder the costs of running the site during the partial federal government shutdown. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
US default looming, no solution in sight
Washington, Associated Press—The United States moved closer to a default that could damage the economy and a partial government shutdown entered its 14th day as Senate Democratic and Republican leaders remained at odds in their last-ditch negotiations to end the...Caption:
Speaker of the House John Boehner arrives at the US Capitol October 10, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP)
Boehner to ask for short debt increase
Washington, Associated Press—House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner will ask Republicans to approve a short-term extension of the US government’s ability to borrow to meet its bills and avoid a default, Republican aides said Thursday. Most economists say...Caption:
In this October 8, 2013, photo, President Barack Obama pauses as he talks about the the budget and the partial government shutdown in the Brady Press Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)