# Harry Reid

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US ban on assault rifles removed from gun control package

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid admitted that the proposed ban on assault rifles and large capacity magazines did not have the votes to pass.

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Mar 20th 2013, 8:45 AM

# Sequester

United States braced for swingeing sequester of €85bn budget cuts

Analysts say that the cuts, due to come into force overnight, will take a number of months to take effect and will see growth fall by as much as 0.7 per cent.

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Mar 1st 2013, 8:01 AM

# gun control

Obama unveils sweeping proposals to help curb gun violence

President Obama demanded an assault weapons ban and universal background checks for gun buyers.

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Jan 16th 2013, 9:50 PM

# United States

New US Congress sworn in ahead of tough spending talks

Curbing the US’s runaway national debt, and reforming immigration law, are points on the 113th Congress’s agenda.

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Jan 4th 2013, 8:06 AM

# Fiscal cliff

Let's get fiscal: Obama to host talks on looming cliff at White House

Congressional leaders will meet with the President at the White House today with just days left to avert a series of tax rises and spending cuts due to come into effect in the new year.

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Dec 28th 2012, 10:32 AM

# let's get fiscal

Holiday's over: Obama returns to Washington to deal with 'fiscal cliff'

The US President has cut short his annual Christmas vacation in Hawaii to return to the White House in an attempt to avert the looming series of potentially devastating tax hikes and spending cuts.

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Dec 27th 2012, 9:21 AM

# Four more years

Back to work: Obama heads back to Washington as 'fiscal cliff' looms

The US president and the Republican-led House of Representatives want to avoid automatic tax increases and spending cuts but they are far off any compromise.

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Nov 8th 2012, 8:05 AM

# London 2012

Congress fumes following revelation that US Olympic uniforms are made in China

“They should take all the uniforms, put them in a big pile and burn them,” declared Senator Harry Reid.

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Jul 15th 2012, 12:13 PM

# Immigration

'Hopes fading' on bid to open US visas to Irish immigrants

Legislation which would extend E3 visas to Irish applicants is set to stall, it is reported, because of a lack of Republican support.

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Apr 20th 2012, 7:01 PM

# Legalise the Irish

Senator stalls US plan to grant up to 10,000 visas to Irish workers

A Republican senator from Iowa puts a hold on legislation which he fears would lead to renewed immigration in the US.

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Feb 3rd 2012, 11:28 AM

# US Senate

US Senate delays vote to sanction China over 'currency wars'

A bill placing economic sanctions on China for devaluing its currency is delayed, and may not make it through the House anyway.

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Oct 7th 2011, 7:57 AM

Default looms as US politicians fail to reach deal

Obama calls for common ground as Republicans and Democrats again fail to reach an 11th hour deal on the US debt ceiling.

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Jul 30th 2011, 10:29 AM

# PATRIOT Act

Congress leaders agree four-year extension to PATRIOT act

The controversial laws that allow wire-tapping and court-approved access to business records will be extended until 2015.

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May 20th 2011, 9:20 PM

LIVE

Obama to prepare plan for US's long-term deficit reduction

After averting a shutdown with a short-term agreement, the White House is now focussing on brokering a bigger budget deal.

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Apr 11th 2011, 12:41 PM

LIVE

US government avoids shut down after last minute deal on budget spending

The ‘historic’ agreement came just an hour before government funding was due to run out forcing thousands of government workers to take leave.

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Apr 9th 2011, 7:41 AM

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United States prepares for overnight government shutdown

Last-minute talks between Democrats and Republicans remain stalled – with family planning funding the sticking point.

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Apr 8th 2011, 8:44 PM