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Sen. Merkley slams GOP tax legislation
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Sen. Merkley slams GOP tax legislation

  • By RAELYNN RICARTE, The Dalles Chronicle
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U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., hosted a town hall Sunday in Dufur, one of two in the Gorge and three for the day.

GOP to advance ‘clean’ debt limit hike
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GOP to advance ‘clean’ debt limit hike

  • ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press
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WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner announced Tuesday that the House will vote this week to increase in the government’s borrowing cap without any add-ons demanded by Republicans.

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Treasury warns of downturn over debt

  • MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department is warning that the economy could plunge into a downturn worse than the Great Recession if Congress fails to raise the federal borrowing limit and the country defaults on its debt obligations.

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MIAMI (AP) — A U.S. military spokesman says the number of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay labeled as hunger strikers has been raised to 92 based on evaluations by medical personnel at the U.S. base in Cuba.