House approves debt bill; Senate rejects it (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110730/ap_on_go_co/us_debt_showdown"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110729/capt.7f5aa90194c540079469d655c3b25867-7f5aa90194c540079469d655c3b25867-0.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=5JL.xgAR3guq9j8kD7pcDA--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio gives a thumbs-up as he leaves the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, July 29, 2011, after House passage of his debt-limit legislation that was rewritten overnight to win the support of conservative holdouts. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>AP - In an unforgiving display of partisanship, the House approved emergency legislation Friday night to avoid an unprecedented government default and the Senate scuttled it less than two hours later.</p><br clear="all"/>

 

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