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U.S. Senate panel leaders press FAA for answers on furloughs
WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) – Senate Commerce Committee leaders on Tuesday pressed the Obama administration for more information on how its plan to furlough air traffic controllers and close…
Pope urges leaders of crisis-hit Church not to be discouraged
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Friday urged leaders of a Roman Catholic Church riven by scandal and crisis never to give in to discouragement and bitterness but to keep their eyes on their true mission.
Obama, congressional leaders fail to reach deal on sequester
President Obama acknowledged Friday that deep federal budget cuts are here with no end in sight, an outcome that he warned would harm the economy but said he lacked the power to stop. A final attempt to find common ground … Continue reading
Obama, congressional leaders fail to reach deal on sequester
President Obama and a bipartisan group of congressional leaders failed to reach a deal Friday to avoid deep budget cuts that are set to begin later in the day, ushering in an era of deeper austerity and introducing a new … Continue reading
Obama will meet with congressional leaders on spending cuts Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will meet with top congressional leaders on Friday to discuss the deep, automatic U.S. government spending cuts slated to go into effect that day, congressional and White House officials said on Wednesday.
Senate leaders reach deal aimed at easing gridlock
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate leaders reached a deal on Thursday aimed at easing gridlock by modifying rules that have been blamed for making their bitterly partisan chamber a legislative graveyard.
Senate leaders work to avoid New Year’s “fiscal cliff”
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional negotiators burrowed into their offices on Saturday to see if they could stop the U.S. economy from falling off of a “fiscal cliff” in just three days when the biggest tax increases ever to hit Americans … Continue reading
Analysis: For Senate leaders, a mission impossible from Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Following a Friday meeting with congressional leaders, an impatient and annoyed President Barack Obama said it was “mind boggling” that Congress has been unable to fix a “fiscal cliff” mess that everyone has known about for more … Continue reading
Senate leaders to make last-ditch “fiscal cliff” effort
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and U.S. congressional leaders agreed on Friday to make a final effort to prevent the United States from going over the “fiscal cliff,” setting off intense bargaining over Americans’ tax rates as a New … Continue reading
Senate leaders to make last-ditch “fiscal cliff” effort
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and U.S. congressional leaders agreed on Friday to make a final effort to prevent the United States from going over the “fiscal cliff,” setting off intense bargaining over Americans’ tax rates as a New … Continue reading