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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, August 01, 2011  Senior Obama adviser applauds new debt-limit deal, bemoans 'messy' political fight in capital

Saturday, July 30, 2011  Missouri officials say there should not be immediate problems if debate about raising the federal borrowing limit causes a temporary halt to some federal payments to the state.

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

Tuesday, July 26, 2011  The vote comes as Congress struggles to pass legislation increasing the government's borrowing cap to avoid a U.S. default.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011  Senate GOP shows flexibility in debt, budget fight as House OKs stringent spending cuts

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

Tuesday, May 10, 2011  House Speaker John Boehner insists tax hikes are 'off the table' in talks with White House and Democrats on raising debt limit