 Focus shifts from debt to campaign trail
First Read: Eyes move from Washington to the early nominating states, where President Obama and his Republican challengers are in the midst of the 2012 campaign. |
Obama to attend 9/11 anniversary events
 The White House says President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama in will attend events in New York City, Pennsylvania and Washington in September to mark the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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Many questions linger over debt and deficit accord
After weeks of political wrangling, President Obama has signed a bipartisan deal raising the debt ceiling and cutting government spending.  It’s what might happen next that really is now in doubt. |
Giffords' vote the most memorable of all
 Seven months after she was shot in the head, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords returned to the House on Monday to cast her vote. Thunderous applause and emotional hugs from her Republican and Democratic colleagues greeted her.
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Senate fails to end costly FAA stalemate
 A stalemate that has partially shut down the FAA will continue into September. A spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says Senate Democrats were unwilling to accept cuts in subsidies for rural air service.
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After debt deal, economy in deeper peril
That continued uncertainty over the nation's budget, despite the debt deal, will further dampen economic growth â€" the most powerful remedy for the nation’s fiscal problems. |
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