Hours Ahead Of Debt Deadline, Senate Leaders Race To Reach Deal Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News Hours Ahead Of Debt Deadline, Senate Leaders Race To Reach Deal Sens. Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell were poised to restart negotiations following a fractious and fruitless night in the House that did little more than run down the clock. Read this story Are We Moving To A World With More Online Surveillance? Revelations about the NSA's online surveillance have upset many countries, and some want to exercise greater control over the Internet. But experts say the likely result would be greater surveillance worldwide. Read this story Hitches On Health Exchanges Hinder Launch Of Insurance Co-op Maryland-based Evergreen Health Co-op is one of nearly two dozen nonprofit insurers created by the health act. They will be owned by the policyholders and are supposed to add competition and lower prices for coverage. they're supposed to add competition and lower prices for medical coverage. But they can't do either without customers. Read this story Justices To Hear Cases On Self-Incrimination, Freezing Assets One case centers on the use of a court-ordered psychiatric exam against a defendant in a murder case. The other tests under what circumstances prosecutors can seize defendants' assets before trial. Read this story A Graduate Student's Odyssey From Gaza To Indianapolis Fidaa Abuassi has finally made it to the U.S. for graduate school at the University of Indianapolis. She should have been here in August, but was stuck at home in the Gaza Strip, the tiny Palestinian enclave bordered by Israel and Egypt. Leaving Gaza is rarely easy. But since the military takeover in Egypt, it's become nearly impossible. Read this story more news stories

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