Page 28 - August 2011 News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Votes are there. >> some lawmakers say the bill must be stripped of money that includes project he cans unrelated to sand sy. >> brad baker was found shot to death at the farm he managed back in 1980. police say new technology and information led them to a suspect in west virginia. his name has not been released. patti ann. >> the state of the u.s. military is very much in flux. the pentagon is looking at severe budget cuts. fox news national correspondent jennifer griffin on what it could mean. >> as the pentagon faced the ke deep cuts large defense cuts are still looming. the man overseeing ...

Deficit spending and the president doesn't believe there is a spending problem. so we just can't go ahead and raise the debt ceiling if there is no other provisions. they've got to roll up their sleeves, both congress, with taking the lead from president obama and basically raise -- if they're going to raise the debt limit, it's got to go in with spending cuts. >> arthel: you're talking about the downgrading of the credit rating for the u.s., which now stands at a a plus. it used to be triple a, which is the best you can get as of august 2011, that was downgraded. okay. so let me ask you, merc...

The near breach of the debt ceiling in 2011, in august 2011, was the most damaging to the economy. and the fiscal cliff was by far, the dumbest. but in each case, congress mainlined fear and uncertainty into a weak economy, already plagued by too much of both. in that way, the 112th ended exactly as it began. by creating a mess it could not clean up. the resolution such as it is, of the fiscal cliff, just sets up another fight in the weeks and months ahead over the debt ceiling, and over sequestration. there will be continued fear and uncertainty over the impending battle will be the legacy to...

Create yet another hair trigger contraption that they would again, fail to evade. the near breach of the debt ceiling in 2011, in august 2011, was the most damaging to the economy. and the fiscal cliff was by far, the dumbest. but in each case, congress mainlined fear and uncertainty into a weak economy, already plagued by too much of both. in that way, the 112th ended exactly as it began. by creating a mess it could not clean up. the resolution such as it is, of the fiscal cliff, just sets up another fight in the weeks and months ahead over the debt ceiling, and over sequestration. there will...

Mitt romney summed up the gop primary season in a quote to donors. we had 20 republican debates that was absolutely nuts. and the tone was set early. in the august 2011 debate when the candidates were on stage showed their intransigence on raising taxes. watch grover norquist as people go to work here. let's listen. >> well, i'm going to ask a question to everyone on the stage. say you had a deal, a real spending cuts deal. 10-1 as byron said. spenting cuts to tax increases. speaker, you're already shaking your head. but who on this stage would walk away from that deal? would you raise your ha...