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Senate defeats Republican debt-limit bill

U.S. House Speaker John Boehner leaves after voting on the debt bill at the U.S. Capitol Building on July 29. (Jewel Samad, AFP Photo/Getty Images)

Senate defeats Republican debt-limit bill

The Democratic-controlled Senate defeated a bill to raise the debt limit by a vote of 59 to 41 that had passed the Republican-controlled House of Representatives earlier today.

1 dead, 1 wounded in Chatham neighborhood shooting

At least one gunman killed a man and seriously wounded a woman in the Chatham neighborhood this afternoon, then exchanged fire with officers before fleeing, officials said.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel today said next year's city budget hole is nearly $636 million and he won't use one-time fixes or reserves to fix it. Emanuel said he won't raise taxes on Chicagoans who feel "nickeled and dimed" until the city's financial structure gets reformed.

 

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