U.S. health care tab to hit $4.6T in 2020

Health spending will account for 20 percent of total U.S. economy - or $13,710 per person - by end of decade, gov't says

• Jul 28, 2011

Trouble? House GOP delays debt limit vote

Republican leaders have been scrambling for votes to pass bill to raise the debt limit; delay suggests they may not have them

• Jul 28, 2011

Bachmann praises Boehner but won't back his plan

GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann reiterates opposition to House Speaker's debt limit plan, applauds his "faithful efforts"

• Jul 28, 2011

Is Palin preparing for a 2012 run?

News that Palin will keynote Tea Party rally in Iowa sparks another around of speculation about her intentions for 2012

• Jul 28, 2011

Reid plans for quick defeat of Boehner debt plan

Senate Majority says that House debt limit bill will be defeated in the Senate Thursday night

• Jul 28, 2011

Norway massacre spurs calls for new U.S. gun laws

Norway suspect claims he purchased ammunition from U.S. supplier; Democrat and activists want to ban sale of high-capacity magazines

• Jul 28, 2011

GOP divided with Boehner debt plan vote on tap

As deadline nears, House will vote this afternoon on House speaker's plan, which Democrats and some Republicans oppose

• Jul 28, 2011

Is the debt limit vote like the TARP vote?

Nancy Pelosi compares debt limit fight to the TARP debate of 2008, says GOP willing to risk economic calamity

• Jul 28, 2011

Christie "fine and in charge" from hospital

N.J. governor undergoing tests out of "abundance of caution" after he had difficulty breathing

• Jul 28, 2011

WH: Short-term debt deal would "ruin Christmas"

White House officials say the GOP debt plan would require holiday season debate and hurt seasonal economic boost

• Jul 28, 2011

Entitlements still on the table in debt talks

Obama's remarks and developments in a Senate "back up plan" suggest entitlement changes are a big part of deficit reduction talks

• Jul 28, 2011

Dueling debt plans: How they compare

House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid laid out separate plans today to raise the debt ceiling

• Jul 28, 2011

White House senior adviser talks 'Plan B'

In interview with CBS News' Norah O'Donnell, David Plouffe disputes questions about the White House plan, says Americans "stand with" Obama

• Jul 28, 2011

In debt debate, both sides evoke "dictatorship"

With deadline for raising the debt ceiling looming, rhetoric is heated - and similar

• Jul 28, 2011

McCain blasts "bizarro" Tea Party debt demands

Senate Republicans says conservative Republicans are being "worse than foolish" by not supporting Boehner's debt plan

• Jul 28, 2011

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