Washington has stolen all headlines over the past few days as legislators flocked to the capital to try and reach an agreement.
Having passed reform bills in both the House and the Senate, we now have to take up the last and most important step and reach an agreement on a final reform bill that I can sign into law.
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The reason the cuts were put into place was that President Obama and Congress were unable to reach an agreement on taxes and spending.
We were shown videos and tried to reach an agreement on access.
"For the border issues we had agreed that we are going to continue our talks and we are hopeful to reach an agreement for the peace and security of the two countries, for the peace of the two regions and for the international community, " the spokesman said late Wednesday.
"This administration's insistence on raising taxes on job creators and its reluctance to take the steps necessary to strengthen our entitlement programmes are the reasons the president and I were not able to reach an agreement previously, and it is evident today that these barriers remain, " he said.
But if they and their stakeholders are unable to reach such an agreement, and in the absence of any other viable partnership, we will not be able to justify investing additional tax dollars to keep Chrysler in business.
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And everyone expressed a desire to reach an agreement that reflected the shared goal of achieving a balanced approach to deficit reduction and an approach that enabled the economy to continue to grow and create jobs.
That's why we worked with Republicans and Democrats in Congress to reach an agreement that keeps income taxes low for the middle class and helps to grow the economy.
But our focus is on moving quickly with intensity and determination -- collegiality and optimism -- to reach an agreement -- (laughter) -- no seriously, to reach an agreement in the negotiations being led by the Vice President on deficit reduction and dealing with our long-term debt.
However, Melek looks for Republicans and Democrats to eventually reach an agreement.
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Last year MGM, Paramount and Lionsgate failed to reach an agreement with Showtime for the pay channel to continue licensing the studios' movies.
Mayoral spokeswoman Lauren Passalacqua declined to comment when asked whether the state's action would be enough for the city and the UFT to reach an agreement.
According to some reports, at the meeting Zhu expressed his appreciation for the American decision and sought to show China's determination and sincerity to reach an overall agreement.
Chief exectuives from major banks like JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs, along with other CEOs from major corporations are pressuring President Obama and Speaker Boehner to reach an agreement on the fiscal cliff.
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On March 1, a series of automatic spending cuts hit the country after the President and Congress failed to reach an agreement about how to balance the budget (or at least trim spending enough to stop the bleeding).
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"I thought it made so much more sense and so did the New York Public Library that we reach an agreement for Pennsylvania and New York to share a document that we all share, " Mr. Harmelin said.
He also said very clearly that he is not wedded to every aspect of his plan, and that he understands that in order to reach an agreement, everyone needs to compromise and that compromise should not be a dirty word in Washington.
As lawyers purporting to represent 800, 000 present and former DirectBuy customers, the folks at Izard Nobel had every incentive to reach an agreement quickly, and at as little cost to themselves as possible.
Governments will also decide how to stick to the task and timetable they set themselves to reach an effective, fair and ambitious universal climate agreement that is to be adopted in 2015 and to enter into force from 2020, and to raise the current inadequate global ambition to address climate change and its impacts before 2020.
The administration and congressional Democrats need to reach an agreement sooner rather than later about how these benefits will be financed, or they will be bogged down by the same kinds of internal conflicts over taxes.
Hostess Brands today announced it has shut down and will liquidate its assets, after failing to reach an agreement with the striking Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco and Grain Millers Union.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has been attempting reach a compromise on this matter and the announcement means the ECB will have to reach an agreement with the BCCI or lose out on the riches on offer.
The effect of the president's order is to impose a 60-day cooling off period and give negotiators more time to reach an agreement, according to a White House spokesman.
And we believe that we can reach an agreement on significant deficit reduction within the same timeframe that we need -- that Congress needs to take action to raise the debt ceiling.
Separately, Carey said in a memo to employees Wednesday that the company doesn't expect to reach an agreement soon and will likely pull its broadcast programming from the cable network at midnight Thursday.
Under the younger Kabila, foreign forces gradually departed and the Congolese parties managed to reach an agreement for a transitional national government that included the three major belligerent groups, a number of smaller ex-rebel movements and representatives of civil society and the political opposition.
The White House's support of card check, which would do away with the secret ballot for union-organizing elections, and of forcing mandatory arbitration on companies that can't reach an agreement with their unions would artificially increase the cost of labor and hamper job creation.
SEOUL, South Korea President Obama and President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea failed to reach an agreement Thursday on a long-awaited free-trade agreement, and said they had decided instead to give their negotiators more time to work out differences, which revolved around Korean imports of American autos and beef.
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