الثلاثاء، 26 يوليو 2011

Afternoon Update: Boehner Plan Faces G.O.P. Resistance and Veto Threat

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Boehner Plan Faces G.O.P. Resistance and Veto Threat

By JENNIFER STEINHAUER

House Republican leaders made frenzied pleas to their members to approve a plan to temporarily raise the debt ceiling, but passage seemed in growing doubt, and the White House strongly opposes the bill.

DealBook

Debt Drama Blocks Out Big Picture on Credit

By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN

How rating agencies will view the country's creditworthiness will end up being a bigger deal than the current back and forth over the debt ceiling.

The Caucus

'Very Few' Democrats Will Back Boehner Plan, Hoyer Says

By JADA F. SMITH

Representative Steny H. Hoyer, the House's No. 2 Democrat, grudgingly endorsed the Senate's debt limit proposal.

The Caucus

Stagecraft of the Obama-Boehner Debt Debate

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR

Two speeches on Monday night capped a remarkable series of dueling theatrical performances by the nation's two most powerful politicians.

The Caucus

Congressman to Resign in Sex Scandal

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR

David Wu, a Democrat from Oregon, is facing allegations that he had a sexual encounter with a young woman.

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Opinion

Room For Debate

How Cuts Will Change the Black Middle Class

What will the shrinking of the public sector mean for the economic prospects of African-Americans?

BUSINESS
DealBook

Soros to Close His Fund to Outsiders

By AZAM AHMED

George Soros is the latest hedge fund magnate to forgo managing the money of outsiders to focus on his own.

Chrysler Posts a Loss, but Sales Improve

By BILL VLASIC

Chrysler would have posted net income of $181 million, but for a charge related to paying off government loans from the United States and Canada.

Prescriptions Blog

McDonald's Alters Happy Meals, Shrinks Fries

By STEPHANIE STROM

McDonald's acknowledges that consumer and parental pressures forced it to lower the amount of fries in children's meals, and add fruit.

U.S. Housing Prices Remain Weak

By CHRISTINE HAUSER

A private survey said home prices rose a thin 1 percent in May, largely on seasonal factors.

Euro Zone Rescue Effect Appears to Peter Out

By DAVID JOLLY AND JACK EWING

As investors examined the details of the package, some said that too many questions remained unresolved.

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