U S hits credit limit setting up 11 week fight
The United States reaches its 14.3 trillion debt limit, forcing 11 weeks of brinkmanship as Congress faces drastic options to avoid default. Geithner warns of pension fund suspensions and warns Aug 2 as the last cushion. Republicans demand spending cuts, reject tax increases, while markets brace for potential crisis.
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Spillway Keeps Mississippi Water Flow Across Basin
Floodwaters from the Mississippi, swollen by snowmelt and rain, spread toward the Atchafalaya basin as sandbags and evacuations continued. Dredges kept the Southwest Pass channel open for deep-draft shipping while residents in Butte Larose and Melville prepared for broader evacuations and rising canal levels behind the Morganza spillway gates.
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Melville
Mary Ryder
Baton Rouge
Morganza Spillway
Intermodal center eyed to boost Bluefield downtown
City leaders advance an intermodal center plan with site demolitions of over 800 condemned structures nearby. Warlick building auditing proceeds under the master plan though removal is not planned. Four small businesses will sit on 6 000 to 12 square foot sites with parking, Internet, and landscaping. Mayor Whalen says the project could spur economic development and broadband access.
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Bluefield
Linda Whalen
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Free for Seniors offers vast government freebies guide
A Washington DC special promo claims the book Free for Seniors reveals thousands of no cost benefits available to seniors and others. It lists free prescriptions dental care food aid legal help rent assistance energy grants and travel perks plus a money back guarantee and order details. It touts tens of thousands in potential savings and urges immediate response via mail or toll free number.
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