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• ANALYSIS-Medicare premium support idea rising from ashes?

  *Democrats seen backing away from Medicare enrollment age hike. WASHINGTON, Jan 31- Just months after President Barack Obama's re-election ended Republican hopes of controlling U.S. healthcare policy, one of the most controversial Republican proposals for Medicare is showing signs of rising from the political ashes.

• House members negotiate a proposal on immigration

  WASHINGTON-- A group of a half-dozen House members, equally divided between Democrats and Republicans, is nearing completion of wide-ranging immigration legislation similar to proposals by Senate negotiators and President Barack Obama, including a pathway to legal immigration status for 11 million illegal immigrants already in the U.S.

• No sense of crisis in U.S. Congress as automatic cuts loom again

  *Hagel says cuts would be "devastating" to Pentagon. WASHINGTON, Jan 31- Big automatic cuts in federal spending are fast approaching again, alarming the defense sector but generating little activity in Congress to avoid them.

• UPDATE 1-White House blames Republican 'brinkmanship' for GDP contraction

  WASHINGTON, Jan 30- The White House on Wednesday blamed the surprising contraction of the U.S. economy at the end of last year at least partly on Republican "political brinkmanship" for threatening to let defense cuts take effect.

• Bring on the Budget Cuts? 

  

  Discussing whether spending cuts would boost the U.S. economy, with Dean Baker, Center For Economic & Policy Research and Phil Kerpen, American Commitment and author of "Democracy Denied."

• Spending Cuts & the US Economy 

  

  Discussing how spending cuts might impact the U.S economy as well as the markets, with Danielle Hughes, Divine Capital founder & CEO, and Mark Luschini, Janney Montgomery Scott.

• Rep. Ryan: I Think Sequester Will Happen 

  

  Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) spoke out on "Meet the Press," saying he thinks the sequester will happen. CNBC's John Harwood reports Republicans hope the sequester threat will produce Democratic concessions.

• Leading Democrat: Gun control faces uphill climb

  Dianne Feinstein, who's leading the push to restore an assault weapon ban, acknowledged on Sunday that the effort faces tough odds to pass Congress and she blamed the nation's largest gun-rights group. Feinstein, D- Calif., on Thursday introduced a bill that would prohibit 157 specific weapons and ammunition magazines that have more than 10 rounds.

• US House budget chief: automatic spending cuts 'going to happen'

  *Automatic spending cuts due to kick in March 1. WASHINGTON, Jan 27- Automatic spending cuts postponed at the start of the year will go into effect as scheduled in March but "no one" is talking about allowing a U.S. government shutdown, the Republican House of Representatives Budget Committee chairman said on Sunday.

• UPDATE 2-US debt limit extension bill passes House, gets Reid endorsement

  WASHINGTON, Jan 23- The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a Republican plan to allow the federal government to keep borrowing money through mid-May, clearing it for fast enactment after the top Senate Democrat and White House endorsed it.

• UPDATE 1-U.S. debt limit extension bill passes House

  WASHINGTON, Jan 23- The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a Republican plan to allow the federal government to keep borrowing money through mid-May, clearing it for fast enactment after the top Senate Democrat and White House endorsed it.

• U.S. debt limit extension bill moves to vote in House

  WASHINGTON, Jan 23- The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday began considering a Republican measure to extend the U.S. debt limit for nearly four months but many Democrats vowed to oppose the measure, calling it a gimmick that sets up a new "fiscal cliff."

• ANALYSIS-More Americans leave parental nest in boost for housing

  *Household formation lifting off recession troughs. *Improving jobs picture behind rise. WASHINGTON, Jan 18- Americans are feeling increasingly confident in the future and more and more are striking out to set up their own homes, a move that is helping propel the housing recovery.

• REFILE-UPDATE 3-U.S. Republicans weigh short-term debt limit increase

  "We're discussing the possible virtue of a short-term debt limit extension, so that we have a better chance of getting the Senate and White House involved in discussions in March," said Ryan.

• UPDATE 2-U.S. Republicans weigh short-term debt limit increase

  The move, described as under consideration by House of Representatives Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, appears to be aimed at getting President Barack Obama and his Democrats to start negotiating with them on spending cuts without Republicans being blamed for a debt default.

• Reuters World News Highlights at 2115 GMT, Jan 17

  TOKYO/ SEATTLE- Airlines scrambled on Thursday to rearrange flights as regulators around the world joined the United States in grounding Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner passenger jets while battery-related problems are investigated.

• TREASURIES-U.S. bonds slump as upbeat housing data spur sales

  NEW YORK, Jan 17- U.S. government debt prices fell on Thursday, as surprisingly strong data on the housing market raised hopes of the U.S. economy accelerating, and spurred investors to buy stocks and growth-oriented assets and sell low-risk bonds.

• UPDATE 1-Ryan says US Republicans weigh short-term debt limit increase

  WILLIAMSBURG, Va., Jan 17- Republicans in the House of Representatives may press for only a short term extension of U.S. borrowing authority to keep up pressure for significant spending cuts, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan said on Thursday.

• White House delays 2014 budget after 'fiscal cliff' standoff

  WASHINGTON, Jan 14- The White House will delay submission of its budget proposal to Congress for fiscal year 2014 because of the protracted fight over the "fiscal cliff," according to an official in President Barack Obama's budget office.

• New Congress Starts With Republicans Bruised and Divided

  

  After bruising fights in GOP ranks over the "fiscal cliff" and aid for victims of super storm Sandy, Congress started a new session Thursday with Republicans more divided than ever.