Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Senators close in on deal as threat of default nears

Federal workers demonstrate for an end to the U.S. government shutdown on the west front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington By Richard Cowan and Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. senators said they were closing in on a deal Monday that would reopen the government and push back a possible default for several months, though many hurdles remained as a Thursday deadline drew near. The Senate's top Democrat and top Republican both said they hoped they could soon reach an agreement that would allow them to avert a looming default and end a partial government shutdown that has dragged on for 14 days so far. ...








via Health News Headlines - Yahoo! News http://news.yahoo.com/u-senate-leader-sees-chance-breaking-fiscal-impasse-083114324--business.html

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