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Debt-ceiling crisis eludes compromise
House GOP moves ahead with a doomed plan to add a balanced-budget amendment to Constitution.
(By Rosalind S. Helderman and Paul Kane)
Europe sees U.S. debt crisis as a threat
Washington's deadlock increasingly threatens to strike another blow to Europe's ailing financial system.
(By Howard Schneider)
James Murdoch faces uncertain future
James Murdoch's future at the news conglomerate founded by his father, Rupert, is in question amid the phone-hacking scandal.
(By Paul Farhi)
Pressure mounts on U.K. PM; Yard's No. 2 resigns
Prime Minister David Cameron — under pressure because of his ties to people tainted by Britain's phone-hacking scandal — cuts short a trip to Africa; Scotland Yard's No. 2 resigns.
(By Anthony Faiola)
In Gray campaign, discrepancies over money orders
D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray's campaign accepted contributions above the legal limit and improperly exchanged that cash for money orders, a Post investigation has found.
(By Nikita Stewart)
POLITICS
Dutch telecom KPN responds to net neutrality law with price hikes on mobile data
AMSTERDAM — The Netherlands' largest telecommunications company announced big price hikes for mobile Internet customers on Tuesday, less than a month after Parliament approved one of the world's strongest "net neutrality" laws.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Former USDA official Sherrod's case against conservative blogger Breitbart has first hearing
WASHINGTON — A year to the day after Shirley Sherrod was ousted from the Agriculture Department, the former government employee is still seeking vindication.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
House bill cuts spending, requires passage of balanced budget amendment to raise debt limit
WASHINGTON — Highlights of a Republican-written "cut, cap and balance" bill the House plans to consider Tuesday:
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
House to vote on tea party-backed debt plan that's doomed in Democratic-controlled Senate
WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders are giving the tea party a chance to do things its way in the latest chapter in the saga over increasing the government's borrowing limit and avoiding a first-ever default.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Aging America: Baby boomers worry about cancer, memory loss, but weight is a big threat, too
WASHINGTON — Cancer and memory loss are baby boomers' biggest health fears. Given their weight, maybe heart disease and diabetes should be.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
STYLE
Ask Amy: Teen moves out, but mom can't move on
Mom is distraught that her 18-year-old daughter left to live with her boyfriend, but Amy says it's no tragedy: It's simply a teen pushing back at her parents.
(, Tribune Media Service)
Hints From Heloise: ICE tops the list
How to program a cellphone so that emergency contacts come first.
(, King)
Miss Manners: Relaxation takes different forms on vacation at the beach
A gentle reader wishes a relative would do more than veg out in front of the TV on vacation.
(, Universal Press)
Carolyn Hax: Infatuation with the boss
A married woman, who's in commuter marriage and falling for her boss, responds to Carolyn Hax's earlier advice.
(, The Washington Post)
Bull Run firsts
The first major land battle of the Civil War also claims some other key firsts.
(, The Washington Post)
SPORTS
China's Shi Tingmao, Wang Han finish 1-2 in women's 1-meter diving at world championships
SHANGHAI — China showed there's no better country at 1-meter diving, with Shi Tingmao and Wang Han finishing 1-2 in the women's event Tuesday to complete a springboard sweep in the world championships.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Monday's Sports in Brief
FOOTBALL
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Ranomi Kromowidjojo leads a quartet of talented Dutch female sprinters at swim worlds
SHANGHAI — While standout Brazilian sprinter Cesar Cielo waits for his status to be determined by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, it is obvious where the Dutch stand in the women's signature events at the world swimming championships.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Arkansas offensive line concerns don't limit Razorbacks coach Bobby Petrino's expectations
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Bobby Petrino had every opportunity to temper Arkansas' preseason hopes.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Ivan Basso hoping to live up to early promise
LORIOL-SUR-DROME, France — Ivan Basso won the white jersey for best young rider in the 2002 Tour de France, setting up what looked like a glittering career for the Italian. It's been a long nine years.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
WORLD
Israeli military says it has boarded a Gaza-bound vessel, reports no resistance
JERUSALEM — Israeli military says it has boarded a Gaza-bound vessel, reports no resistance.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Clinton pledges support for India in terror fight
NEW DELHI — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton promised Tuesday to give full U.S. support to Indian efforts to protect itself from terror attacks, less than a week after a triple bombing killed 19 people in the financial capital of Mumbai.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Shooting erupts near Guinea president's home
CONAKRY, Guinea — Heavy shooting erupted overnight Tuesday next to the private home of Guinea's newly elected president, residents said, just months after he came into office in a deeply divisive election that was nonetheless considered the country's first free and fair vote.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Greek finance minister says debt deal is "attainable," 2012 primary surplus on target
ATHENS, Greece — A European debt deal is "attainable" at an emergency EU summit Thursday, Greece's finance minister said, signaling progress in talks between European governments and private bond holders in drawing up a new rescue deal for Greece.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
UN chief says sustainable development will be top priority next 5 years
GENEVA — Global development that reduces poverty but preserves the environment for future generations will be the top priority during Ban Ki-moon's second five-year term as U.N. secretary-general, he said Tuesday.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
LIVE DISCUSSIONS
Talk about Travel
Have a travel-related question, comment, suspicion, warning, gripe, sad tale or happy ending? The Post Travel section's editors and writers are at your service.
(, vForum)
Fix Faceoff: 2012 Presidential Election
Political blogger Chris Cillizza's fast-paced video Q&A about the 2012 presidential election.
(, vForum)
Fix Faceoff: 2012 Presidential Election
Political blogger Chris Cillizza's fast-paced video Q&A about the 2012 presidential election.
(, vForum)
Bipartisan debt ceiling plan explained
Reporter Zach Goldfarb explained the new bipartisan
(, vForum)
Advice from Slate's 'Dear Prudence'
Live discussion with Slate advice columnist Dear Prudence, a.k.a. Emily Yoffe.
(, vForum)
TECHNOLOGY
China's online population rises to 485 million as access by mobile phones spreads
BEIJING — China's online population soared to 485 million as of the end of June as use of mobile phones to surf the Web spreads, an industry group reported Tuesday.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
China's Baidu announces download deal with global music labels, end of legal disputes
BEIJING — Baidu Inc., which operates China's most popular search engine, said Tuesday it will distribute music from three global labels in a deal that its partners say could help clean up China's piracy-plagued music market.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Board member Thomas Perkins says embattled News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch has full support
LOS ANGELES — News Corp. board member Thomas Perkins said Monday that embattled Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch has the full support of the company's board of directors, and is not considering elevating Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey to replace him amid a phone-hacking scandal in Britain.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
American Express to jump into daily deals arena with coupons on Facebook
NEW YORK — American Express is jumping into the daily deals arena.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Summary Box: American Express offering personalized deals through Facebook
THE NEWS: American Express is rolling out a Facebook application to offer cardholders deals based on their profile information on the social networking site.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
BUSINESS
Interest rates soar as Spain raises €4.45 billion in short-term debt auction
MADRID — Spain has been forced to pay sharply higher interest rates in two short-term debt auctions held as tensions over Europe's debt crisis remain acute ahead of a summit of EU leaders.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
German sentiment index slips more than expected on eurozone debt crisis
FRANKFURT, Germany — Germany's ZEW index of economic sentiment slipped more than expected in July as Europe's government debt crisis weighed on optimism despite the continuing strength of Europe's largest economy.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Former Alcatel official in Malaysia charged with bribery to win telecommunications contract
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A former Malaysian employee of French telecommunications giant Alcatel was charged Tuesday with paying a bribe to obtain confidential information that helped Alcatel win a contract from state-owned Telekom Malaysia.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Oil rises above $96 a barrel in Asia amid expectations of US crude supply drop
SINGAPORE — Oil prices rose above $96 a barrel Tuesday in Asia amid expectations U.S. crude supplies dropped last week, a sign demand may be improving.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Swiss drug maker Novartis says second-quarter net profit rose 12 percent to $2.7 billion
GENEVA — Swiss drug maker Novartis AG saw net profits rise 12 percent to $2.73 billion in the second quarter amid strong sales of new products and healthy growth in emerging markets such as China.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
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