05/11/2011 America must open its doors to a new wave of immigrants because it is smart business and humane public policy, President Barack Obama said Tuesday.
Boehner says debt-limit deal must include big spending cuts 05/09/2011 - House Speaker John Boehner said Monday that Republicans would insist on trillions of dollars in federal spending cuts in exchange for their support of an increase in the federal debt limit sought by the Obama administration to prevent a government default this year.
Congressional leaders lay markers for solving debt problems 05/11/2011 - The battle over whether tax increases can be used to cut the nation's debt flared Tuesday as the Senate's Democratic budget writer floated a possible millionaire's surtax to help cut projected deficits over the next decade. But Republican leaders flatly said no to tax increases.
Obama raises concerns on crackdown while meeting Chinese leaders 05/09/2011 - President Barack Obama and top members of his administration raised concerns Monday about Beijing's recent security crackdown on democracy advocates during the first day of high-level talks between the nations.
