Obama urges compromise, 'shared sacrifice' for debt deal

Insisting he is "willing to compromise," President Barack Obama called on US lawmakers Saturday to quickly forge a deal that would avert an early August debt default by the world's richest nation. Obama has warned of economic "Armageddon" should Congress fail to raise the debt limit to allow more US ...

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