Monday, August 01, 2011

Overview

2011/08/01 Headlines: Obama, Lawmakers Reach Debt Deal; Debt Agreement Excludes Taxes, Revenue Boost; Pelosi: House Dems May Not Support Debt Deal; Black Caucus, Progressives Reject Debt Agreement; Obama Urged to Invoke 14th Amendment to Bypass Congress; Relief Operations Continue in Famine-Stricken Horn of Africa; NATO Accused of Killing 3 in Bombing of Libyan TV Network; 142 Killed in Syria Crackdown; Verdict Reportedly Near for Jailed U.S. Hikers in Iran; James Murdoch Expected to Face New Hearing; News of the World Hacked into Phone of Grieving Mother; Thousands Rally for Public Education in D.C.