Archive for July 12th, 2011
McConnell Plan Gives Obama New Debt Limit Powers – No Spending Cuts Required
This is not exactly the clean bill Obama asked for up front, but it is pretty close. WASHINGTON (AP) — With compromise talks at a vituperative standstill, Senate Republicans unexpectedly offered Tuesday to hand President Barack Obama new powers to avert the first-ever government default threatened for Aug. 2. Under a proposal outlined by Sen. […]
Karzai’s Brother Assassinated In His Own Home
President Karzai’s brother Ahmed Walid Karzai was assassinated last night in his own home by one of his security guards.
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