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Wednesday, 16 October 2013

Senate, House close in on debt, funding deals

Leaders in the House of Representatives and Senate were negotiating separate but similar plans today to reopen the US government and prevent a default on American debt that economists say could tip the global economy back into recession. The Senate moved first, taking the country halfway toward solving a bitter fight between Republicans and President Barack Obama's Democrats over government spending. In the House of Representatives, Republican leaders began moving today toward a similar deal,...

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Cross-party debt ceiling deal agreed to save US from historic default and end shutdown The Independent

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US expert on China finds job 'rewarding' China Daily

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Last-minute debt ceiling deal agreed to save US from historic default and end shutdown The Independent

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What awaits England fans in Brazil at the 2014 World Cup? BBC News

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Lucha Libro: Peruvian writers 'duke it out' for a book contract in masked competitions The Christian Science Monitor

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Stock markets rise as last-minute debt ceiling deal fast-tracked to save US from historic default ... The Independent