 Debt battle set to draw to close, for now
With hours left before the national debt bumps against its ceiling, emergency bipartisan legislation to allow the government to borrow more faces its final test in the Senate Tuesday. |
Giffords returns to DC for debt deal vote
 Rep. Gabrielle Giffords returned to the House for the first time since she was shot last January, making a dramatic entrance Monday night during a crucial debt vote and drawing loud applause and cheers from colleagues.
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Tropical Storm Emily soaks eastern Caribbean
Tropical Storm Emily formed Monday in the eastern Caribbean and lashed islands with heavy rain and winds, as the system moved northwest on a track that could take it near Puerto Rico and Haiti by the middle of the week. |
Whistleblower in Afghan killings reaches plea deal
A soldier who tried to blow the whistle on a plot to murder Afghan civilians last year â€" only to later say he was pressured into taking part himself â€" has reached a plea deal under which he will serve no more than eight years in prison, a person familiar with the case said Monday. |
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