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House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, took pains to underscore that not only have the debt deal talks resumed, he says all parties are working toward an agreement. Time certainly is of the essence: the U.S. has less than 10 days to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a default.

There's no way to sugarcoat it: the U.S. housing market remains a buyer's market. That said, are there ways home sellers can better-position their home for a sale amid such intense competition? Indeed there are, and here are five.

Is there a way to get a quick-read on the U.S. economy, for those who are time-pressed, and don't have time to review the latest economic reports from the U.S. Federal Reserve? Indeed there is: review the performance of diversified industrial giant General Electric (GE).

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said Friday there is no agreement in private on a debt deal and that negotiators are not close to an agreement. That left official Washington wondering, on a sweltering 100-degree day, if the talks have reached another impasse, of if Boehner is merely deploying that old beltway tactic of 'rhetoric for dollars'?

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney still leads the 2012 Republican nominee race, in the latest poll on the race, but the person who polled second is a bit of a surprise: Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

Apple is reportedly considering a bid for television streaming service Hulu -- a move that would make a lot of sense for both companies.

President Barack Obama, D-Ill. and Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio moved closer toward a landmark debt deal late Thursday -- one that would avoid a U.S. default and implement major tax code changes, if approved. However, aides to both were lowering expectations, given the importance of the talks, so as to not jeopardize delicate negotiations within each caucus.

Quiznos is on the verge of defaulting, but that shouldn't come as much of a surprise.

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, has his hands full regarding the 'Gang of Six' debt plan. Most Tea Party members of his caucus are likely to oppose it, but if Boehner can recruit enough moderate Democrats to offset Tea Party opposers, the plan should pass the U.S. House -- its likely final hurdler before the bill heads to President Obama.

Michael Lee Johnson, whose Google+ (or Google Plus) ad was banned by Facebook last week, has responded by deleting his Facebook profile.

The Gang of Six' debt plan, and President Obama's approval of its outline, has created momentum in Washington for a landmark deficit reduction package that would also avert a U.S. Government default, but two words could sap that momentum in a hurry: Tea Party.

President Obama Tuesday indicated his support for a new deficit-reduction plan that is gaining momentum in the U.S. Senate, calling it a very significant step and one that is broadly consistent with the significant reduction he seeks in the nation's budget deficit. If approved by Congress, the deal would avert a U.S. Government default.

Apple's upcoming iPhone 5 is on the way, but will it be able to remove its flaws of the past? The answer, however, is likely to be no.

Despite no evidence that a debt deal was imminent, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, reiterated that he would not allow a default by the U.S. Government on his watch.

It's been said that Congress never fails to underachieve and exasperate, and that's been the case with the debt talks, so far. The House GOP is currently wasting time with a balanced-budget bill that has almost no chance of becoming law, and the best Senate Democrats can offer is a minimal deficit reduction package.

Texas A&M oceanographers say that the dead zone' in the Gulf of Mexico off coastal Louisiana will likely grow in 2011, and may even triple in size.

A U.S. Government default must be avoided by Washington lawmakers at all costs, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers underscored, as it would trigger a financial panic worse than that precipitated by the collapse of Lehman Brothers in late 2008.

About 50 percent of the Earth's internal heat stems from a radioactive decay process, a new study has found, and it's strong enough to literally move the ground under your feet.

Frank Sinatra sang 'this fine old world, it keeps spinning around.' And generating heat: about one-half of the Earth's internal heat comes from radioactive decay in its interior, a new study in Nature Geoscience has demonstrated.

As the saying goes, ‘you’re in the Army now,’ so you’ll be issued boots, guns, ammunition…and one day perhaps an iPhone. The U.S. Army is testing the feasibility of using smartphones in field operations.

Spot gold prices touched a new record high of $1598.41 on Monday, extending the longest rally in about 40 years. The latest wind in the tail came from worsening worries of a European sovereign crisis and the painful stalemate in the US debt ceiling talks that has raised the specter of an unprecedented Treasury default.

Radioactive decay of uranium, thorium and potassium is responsible for about 50% of the heat coming from the Earth's internal area, a study published in Nature Geoscience has found.

Sunday's Day 8 of the debt deal talks saw both sides express confidence that a grand bargain deficit reduction package would be reached, even as a parallel camp of lawmakers worked on a last-chance option containing a more-modest reduction; however, there was little new evidence Sunday that a deal was at hand.

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Debt deal talks, Day 6: Unless the Tea Party compromises, a U.S. Government default is likely. For many voters, the Tea Party stance appears extreme, irresponsible, even irrational. But for Tea Party supporters, it’s a logical and necessary stance, when any compromise with a Democratic president is viewed as a defeat.

Americans in the 2010 election returned the Republican Party to power in the U.S. House to create jobs: the U.S. is short at least 14.1 million jobs. So what has the Republican Party spent a great deal of time on? Light bulbs.

Women who play online games prefer their gaming sessions over shopping, taking bath and having sex.

The setting is perfect for another gold boom cycle to kick in, perhaps pushing the yellow metal into a super cycle. There are several factors aiding gold's further push into higher price records, greater investment worth and long-term reign as a de facto currency. There are all sorts of classic factors supporting gold all the way, like the demand from China and India bursting at seams, continued worries for the US dollar and the worrisome prospect of sovereign default in some European countri...

Two of Rupert Murdoch's most trusted lieutenants resigned on Friday, leaving the Australian media mogul as vulnerable as ever.