Hopes were dashed this week for bold congressional action to slow the growth of Americas $15 trillion national debt. A special bipartisan committee failed to agree on ways to trim the deficit by $1.2 trillion. But if Congress has shown itself incapab

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With a deadline looming to cut Americas massive federal deficit, lawmakers of both parties appear to be softening rigid ideological stances in hopes of striking a bipartisan accord that would put the United States on a sounder fiscal path. Economists

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President Barack Obama will meet Sunday with top lawmakers, in hopes of making progress toward an agreement to prevent a government default. Both the White House and top Republicans are playing down the prospects for a deal in Sundays talks. The ongo

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NEW YORK, April 26 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said Tuesday that the current U.S. fiscal deficit(国库赤字) problems were manageable and bipartisan efforts were required to address the challenge. (The fiscal deficit

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (Xinhua)-- The Unites States needs to address its budget deficit, but measures to be taken should not bring counterproductive effects as the nation also face jobs and growth deficits, said a renowned U.S. economist and President O

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Spain is getting ready to start the new year with a new round of austerity measures, hoping to contain a growing deficit. The country's new government announced $11.5 billion in fresh spending cuts Friday, saying the budget was in worse shape than th

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