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July 11th, 2011
07:24 PM ET

Tony Blair weighs in on hacking scandal

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair says he doesn't believe he was hacked by News of the World.

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Filed under: Interviews • News of the World • Tony Blair • United Kingdom
July 11th, 2011
07:14 PM ET

U.S. cutting aid to Pakistan

CNN's Wolf Blitzer and Pakistan's U.S. ambassador Husain Haqqani discuss the latest rift in U.S.-Pakistani relations.

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Filed under: Ambassador Haqqani • Interviews • Pakistan
BLITZER’S BLOG: Debt talks: A high-stakes game of chicken
July 11th, 2011
04:17 PM ET

BLITZER’S BLOG: Debt talks: A high-stakes game of chicken

(CNN) - There’s a very high-stakes game of chicken under way in Washington right now. The two sides have no choice but to reach an agreement in the coming days. Let’s see which side blinks.

President Obama says he fully expects a deal by August 2 raising the nation’s debt ceiling. But he also says he won’t accept any short-term, stop-gap deal – whether for 30, 60, 90 or even 180 days. Any agreement, he says, must go beyond the November 2012 elections.
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Filed under: Debt • Deficit • Politics • President Obama • Washington • Wolf Blitzer