Hint of debt deal as negotiations go late night

WASHINGTON - After weeks of intense partisanship, President Barack Obama and congressional leaders made a last-minute stab at compromise Saturday night to avoid a government default threatened for early next week. "There are many elements to be finalized...there is still a distance to go," Majority ...

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