http://www.mail.com/people/64592-peter-welch.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/64592-peter-welch.html http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2041860-house-gop-gears-up-debt-showdown-this-summer.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Get ready for another debt showdown this summer. House Republicans are preparing for one. The House Ways and Means Committee passed a bill Wednesday to protect Social Security recipients and investors in Treasury bonds if the government hits the limit of its borrowing authority. The bill would exempt interest and principal payments on Tr... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:48:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2041860-house-gop-gears-up-debt-showdown-this-summer.html 2013-04-24T18:48:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1809092-white-house-no-backup-plan-to-debt-ceiling.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is dismissing suggestions to sidestep Congress to meet the nation's debt obligations, declaring that it is Congress' responsibility to pay the bills of the United States. President Barack Obama's adamant stand that he will not negotiate with Congress over raising the nation's borrowing limit and Republican demands that a ... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1809092-white-house-no-backup-plan-to-debt-ceiling.html 2013-01-09T21:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1755270-stock-market-wild-card-fiscal-cliff-talks.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress and the White House can significantly soften the initial impact of the "fiscal cliff" even if they fail to reach a compromise by Dec. 31. One thing they cannot control, however, is the financial markets' reaction, which possibly could be a panicky sell-off that triggers economic reversals worldwide. The stock market's unpredicta... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1755270-stock-market-wild-card-fiscal-cliff-talks.html 2012-12-10T14:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1709094-fiscal-cliff-negotiators-facing-high-hurdles.html WASHINGTON (AP) — It's entirely possible that lawmakers and the White House will reach a deal that staves off an avalanche of tax increases and deep cuts in government programs before a Jan. 1 deadline. To do so, however, they'll have to resolve deep political and fiscal disagreements that have stymied them time after time despite repeated promises to overcome them. ... Mon, 19 Nov 2012 07:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1709094-fiscal-cliff-negotiators-facing-high-hurdles.html 2012-11-19T07:51:00Z