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Tuesday, January 22, 2013  Obama and his aides approached the inaugural speech with a belief that the president had replenished his political strength with his re-election and with his end-of-year deal with Republicans that raised upper-income tax rates on some of the wealthiest Americans.

Monday, January 07, 2013  The tough talk on the Sunday morning talk shows doesn't bode well for voters who are frustrated by the political gridlock.

Thursday, February 23, 2012  Republican candidates continue to make errant claims during debate, misstating facts about the auto bailout, taxes and other topics.

Tuesday, August 02, 2011  The House approved the debt ceiling deal Monday, and the Senate passed it Tuesday.

Tuesday, August 02, 2011  Default dodged: Debt-limit bill passed by Senate, Obama quickly signs it to defuse crisis

Tuesday, August 02, 2011  Debt limit bill moves on to Senate, passage expected; then on to Obama for signature

Sunday, July 31, 2011  Congress agrees to a debt limit deal

Thursday, July 28, 2011  House GOP sets vote on revamped debt-limit bill despite veto threat and naysaying Senate Dems

Monday, July 18, 2011  Uderstanding the consequences will help you make educated decisions about your financial future.

Friday, July 15, 2011  With the obvious repercussions being a disastrous financial crisis that could lead to an economic meltdown and even a government shutdown, there are also more personal consequences that could affect your future.

Thursday, July 14, 2011  Geithner told Congress that he estimates he has enough legal hoop-jumping tricks to cover them for another 11 weeks or so, but if lawmakers can’t get it together by August 2nd, the U.S. will no longer be able to pay its bills.

Thursday, July 14, 2011  Obama demands debt-limit results as Moody's, Bernanke issue warnings about default

Wednesday, July 13, 2011  The debt ceiling is a cap set by Congress on the amount of debt the federal government can legally borrow.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011  The topic of conversation around the White House these days seems to be the debt ceiling debate going on in Congress.

Thursday, May 19, 2011  U.S. Rep. Dave Camp talks about cutting the deficit and current spending levels in a town hall forum.