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Obama: Republicans demand ransom
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| Oct.2 |
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US spy chief: Shutdown 'damaging'
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Obama warns of US default danger
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| Oct.3 |
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Chase and gunfire at US Capitol   Map of US Capitol Washington DC USA A police chase ended in gunfire, sparking panic at the White House and US Capitol and leaving a police officer injured in a road crash
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Washington police chase probed
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| Oct.4 |
Washington |
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US shutdown: Obama cancels Asia trip
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US shutdown halts EU trade talks
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| Oct.5 |
Washington |
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US defence staff to return to work
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Man dies after US self-immolation
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| Oct.6 |
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 US credits Syria over chemical arms Syrian President al-Assad's regime deserves credit for complying with a chemical weapons deal, US Secretary of State John Kerry has said
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| Oct.7 |
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  Kerry defends US Libya capture US Secretary of State John Kerry has defended the capture of an alleged al-Qaeda leader, Anas al-Liby, calling him a 'legal and appropriate ...
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| Oct.8 |
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 Obama: Republicans using 'extortion' US President Obama has said he is willing to hold budget talks with Republicans, but not until they agree to lift 'threats' against the economy
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Obama to nominate new Fed chief
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| Oct.9 |
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US withholds Egypt military aid
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Janet Yellen nominated by Obama to head US Federal Reserve | US President Barack Obama has officially nominated Federal Reserve vice-chair Janet Yellen to be the next head of the US central bank | |
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| Oct.10 |
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Republicans make debt ceiling offer
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  US and UN decry Libyan PM abduction The US, UK and France, along with the UN, have condemned the brief abduction of and pledged their support for its transition to democracy
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| Oct.11 |
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US 'to sack' nuclear missile chief
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Obama open to short-term debt rise
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| Oct.12 |
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US shutdown debate shifts to Senate
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| Oct.14 |
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White House debt meeting postponed White House talks on raising the US debt limit before it expires this week have been delayed to allow lawmakers more time to hammer out a de...
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US lawmakers inch to fiscal deal US Senate leaders have expressed optimism after a flurry of negotiations on raising the federal debt ceiling to avert a potentially disastrous...
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| Oct.15 |
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Obama snubs proposed US House fiscal plan The White House has rejected a proposal from House of Representatives Republicans to extend the debt limit and reopen the federal government
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US debt talks grind on amid disarray Frantic US political attempts to avert a federal debt default have pivoted back to the Senate after plans in the House of Representatives co...
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| Oct.16 |
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US Congress races to draft debt plan The US Senate is finalising a cross-party bill to raise the debt limit and reopen the government, just a day before a critical deadline
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Senate passes US budget deal | The US Senate has passed a bill to reopen the government and raise the federal debt limit, with hours to spare before the nation risks default | |
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New Jersey votes for new senator
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US Congress approves debt deal The US Congress has passed a bill to reopen the government and raise the federal debt limit, with hours to spare before the nation risked default
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Booker wins New Jersey Senate seat Newark Mayor Cory Booker has won a special election to represent New Jersey in the US Senate
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| Oct.17 |
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US government heads back to work Hundreds of thousands of government employees are back at work after President Obama signed a law ending a 16-day government shutdown
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| Oct.18 |
Washington |
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 US warns Syria over 'mass hunger' The US has urged the Syrian government to allow immediate aid convoys to starving civilians cut off in rebel-held suburbs of Damascus
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| Oct.21 |
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  US seeks to ease France spy anger The US has sought to ease French concerns over claims the US National Security Agency secretly recorded millions of phone calls in France
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Obama: 'No excuse' for health glitches
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| Oct.22 |
Washington |
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US added 148,000 jobs in September
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US: French tapping claims 'false'
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| Oct.23 |
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Sharif urges Obama to end drone hits
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| Oct.24 |
House of Representatives |
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US healthcare IT contractors grilled
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| Oct.26 |
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Germany to send intelligence officials to Washington Germany is sending senior intelligence officials to Washington amid outrage over claims the NSA monitored German Chancellor
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| Oct.27 |
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 Obama 'not told of Merkel bugging' | The chief of the US spy agency NSA has not discussed the alleged bugging of German chancellor's phone with President Barack Obama | |
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| Oct.28 |
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Spy policy: Pressure mounts on White House Pressure is growing to explain US intelligence gathering and why President Barack Obama appeared not to know the extent of operations
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| Oct.29 |
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US defends spying on foreign leaders The head of US intelligence tells lawmakers that discerning foreign leaders' intentions is a key goal of US spying operations
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US health website: Boss to testify
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| Oct.30 |
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Germans in US talks over spy claims A German delegation of intelligence officials is in Washington for talks following claims that the US monitored Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone
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Obama pledges to 'fix' healthcare | US President Barack Obama has accepted 'full responsibility' for ensuring the troubled healthcare website gets fixed | |
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US criticises Germany growth model
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| Oct.31 |
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US cuts food aid benefits for poor
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