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  Obama restates opposition to deals on debt ceiling

  World | October 03, 2013 6:34 IST

  Washington: President Barack Obama says he will negotiate with congressional Republicans only after they agree to reopen the federal government and after they increase the nation's borrowing authority, which is set to hit its limit

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  US Senate urged to pass emergency funding bill

  World | September 30, 2013 9:16 IST

  Washington : US House Speaker John Boehner Sunday urged the Senate to take action in a timely manner and pass a stopgap government funding bill to avert the first partial government shutdown since 1996."If the

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  US Senate files resolution to authorise Obama to attack Syria

  World | September 07, 2013 15:22 IST

  Washington: The US Senate yesterday filed a resolution to authorise US President Barack Obama to carry out a limited military strike on Syria without sending boots on the ground.The authorisation at the request of Obama

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  US Senate Defeats Obama's Jobs Bill

  World | October 12, 2011 10:41 IST

  Washington, Oct 12:  Senate Republicans voted Tuesday night to kill the jobs package President Barack Obama had spent weeks campaigning for across the country, a stinging loss at the hands of lawmakers opposed to stimulus-style

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  US Senate Confirms Panetta As Defense Secretary

  World | June 22, 2011 15:00 IST

  Washington, Jun 22 : The US Senate has unanimously approved the nomination of Leon Panetta, the CIA Director, to be the next Pentagon chief.He would succeed Robert Gates, who is one of the longest serving

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  Anti-Outsourcing Bill Blocked By Republicans In US Senate

  World | September 29, 2010 10:06 IST

  Senate Republicans successfully blocked the passage of an anti-offshoring bill that would have denied tax breaks to US companies which move jobs overseas. Republicans in a 53-45 vote prevented the bill from overcoming a filibuster.