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Obama still hopeful of settlement in 'fiscal cliff' talks

US President Barack Obama, pushing for a deal to avoid the looming tax hikes and spending cuts known as the “fiscal cliff”, entered last-minute talks with US Senate leaders saying he still believed an agreement could be reached before the January 1 deadline.

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Obama urges compromise on economy

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Obama in tax climbdown

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Obama plots new course after 'shellacking'

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Supreme Court gets first Hispanic judge

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Democrats increase strength in both houses of Congress

Bush set to announce troop reductions

US President George Bush will tomorrow announce plans to reduce the American troop presence in Iraq by as many as 30,000 by the middle of next year, subject to continued progress.

Wed, 12 Sep, 2007

All-night debate on Iraq in US senate

US Democrats steered the Senate through an all-night session to dramatise opposition to the Iraq war but conceded they were unlikely to gain the votes needed to advance troop withdrawal legislation blocked by Republicans.

Wed, 18 Jul, 2007

US Senate anger as top Democrat says Iraq war is 'lost'

The US Senate's top Democrat has provoked opposition anger after saying the war in Iraq was "lost".

Fri, 20 Apr, 2007