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US House passes debt-limit bill  The US House of Representatives has passed by 269 votes to 161 a last-gasp deal to avoid a federal debt default
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| Aug.2 |
U.S. Senate |
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US debt-limit bill heads to Senate The Senate is to vote on a bill to raise the nation's debt limit, one day after the House of Reps backed it and hours before a deadline
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 Obama signs bill to end default threat | President Barack Obama has signed legislation to increase the US debt ceiling and avert a financial default after Congress voted | |
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| Aug.3 |
Washington |
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Obama wades into air shutdown row
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| Aug.4 |
Washington |
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US says Syria dead 'exceed 2,000'
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| Aug.5 |
Washington |
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US unemployment rate down in July The US economy creates 117,000 jobs in July, better than expected and enough to lower the unemployment rate to 9.1%
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| Aug.6 |
Washington |
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U.S. government credit downgraded Credit rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) downgraded its credit rating of the U.S. federal government from AAA to AA+
| This was the first time the government was given a rating below AAA. Global stock markets declined on August 8, 2011, following the announcement
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US 'must do better' after debt deal
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| Aug.10 |
Washington |
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  US hits Syria with new sanctions The US has ramped up pressure on Syria by imposing sanctions on its main commercial bank and its mobile phone operator
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Call for Bin Laden film inquiry
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| Aug.11 |
Washington |
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Falling exports hit US trade gap The US trade deficit with the rest of the world widened to $53.1bn in June, as exports fell faster than imports
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US urges further Syria sanctions
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| Aug.12 |
Washington |
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US urges nations to cut Syria ties US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged all countries to cut their political and economic ties with Syria
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| Aug.16 |
Washington |
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Tobacco firms sue over new labels Five tobacco companies have sued FDA over a new law that would force them to place graphic health warnings on their cigarette packets
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| Aug.18 |
Washington |
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 Obama says al-Assad must go | Top U.S. and European leaders called on Syrian President to step down -- ratcheting up international pressure against a regime | |
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| Aug.19 |
Washington |
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US military invents 'bigger bang' The Office of Naval Research has successfully tested a new type of explosive material that can dramatically increase weapons' impacts
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| Aug.21 |
Washington |
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 US 'disappointed' as hikers jailed US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she is 'deeply disappointed' by the jail terms given to two US citizens found guilty of spying in...
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| Aug.23 |
Virginia |
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Earthquake strikes US east coast  Map of Mineral VA USA| 5.8 earthquake has rattled the east coast of the United States centreing on the state of Virginia. Pentagon and US Capitol were evacuated | |
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| Aug.24 |
Washington |
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 Pentagon warns of militarily strong China The Pentagon issued fresh warnings that China's military expansion could stir up new tensions and provoke dangerous misunderstandings
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 U.S. moves to unfreeze Libyan assets The United States will support an effort by members of the U.N. Security Council to override the United Nations' sanctions committee
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| Aug.26 |
Washington |
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Ben Bernanke signals no new stimulus The chairman of the Federal Reserve has signalled that the US central bank will not take any immediate action to boost growth
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Obama warns of 'historic' storm President Barack Obama has warned that Hurricane Irene, currently looming off the east coast of the US, could be a 'historic' storm
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| Aug.28 |
Washington |
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Irene still a threat, Obama warns US President Barack Obama has warned that flooding and power cuts are still a risk as Tropical Storm Irene moves away north towards Canada
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| Aug.29 |
Washington |
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  US wasted $30bn on war contracts The US government has wasted $30bn in contracts in Afghanistan and Iraq over the last decade, according to a bi-partisan commission
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| Aug.30 |
Washington |
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Heads roll over botched gun sting The acting director of the US ATF and the US attorney in Arizona are resigning over a botched operation to track the flow of guns to Mexico
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| Aug.31 |
Washington |
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 Obama declares floods disaster in NC & NY | The move allows the two states to tap extra federal funds for relief efforts. President earlier signed emergency declarations for other states | |
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Obama reschedules speech amid row President Barack Obama has agreed to reschedule a Congressional speech on the economy, after objections from Speaker John Boehner
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US tries to block $39bn AT&T deal AT&T's bid to buy rival T-Mobile USA could be facing collapse after the US government sued to block the $39bn deal
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