TOP NEWS The Caucus By MICHAEL D. SHEAR President Obama said that he was continuing to push for "as large a deal as possible" as he challenged Republicans to live up to their demands to cut the deficit. By CHRISTINE HAUSER Financial markets reflected rising fears that Italy could become the next victim of Europe's debt crisis. By LIZ ALDERMAN and RACHEL DONADIO A power struggle between Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and his finance minister, Giulio Tremonti, is threatening to turn Italy's economy into a liability. By ANDREW E. KRAMER Shortly before a riverboat on the Volga went down, children had been moved into an interior play area. By KIM SEVERSON and KIRK JOHNSON A drought that some say could rival the Dust Bowl has spread from Florida, where severe water restrictions are in place, to Arizona, where ranchers could be forced to sell off herds of cattle. |
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