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4A Daily News – Tuesday, August 2, 2011 WORLD BRIEFING House ready to vote on debt deal WASHINGTON (AP) — Emergency legislation to avoid an economy-rat- tling government default and slice federal spending by $2 trillion or more sped toward a showdown vote in the House on Monday and possibly the Senate as well, just a day before the deadline for action. 'I feel confident this will pass," declared Vice President Joe Biden, dis- patched by the White House to lobby disgrun- tled Democrats in the Capitol. At the same time, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio pressed Republican conservatives behind closed doors to support the deal he sealed with a phone call Sunday night to President Barack Obama. At a news confer- ence, he said the legisla- tion would "solve this debt crisis and help get the American people back to work." The measure would cut federal spending by at least $2.1 trillion over a decade — and possibly considerably more — and would not require tax increases. 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That followed public pledges of support from some first-termers as well as veteran defense hawks — two areas of concern with the agree- ment. Defense facing reductions WASHINGTON (AP) — A military fighting three wars is staring down budget cuts of up to $850 billion over a decade, some of the deepest reductions since the end of the Cold War. Yet under the compromise struck by President Barack Obama and congressional leaders to avert the nation's first-ever financial default, the near-term impact on the troops, aircraft, ships and weapons may be far less onerous than Republicans and Democrats fear. Congress was expected to approve the overall plan to slash more than $2 tril- lion from federal spending over a decade and permit the nation's $14.3 trillion borrowing cap to rise by up to $2.4 trillion and send it to Spiritual Jewelry President Barack Obama for his signature. Under the compromise, all security spending — money for defense, home- land security, veterans, for- eign aid and intelligence — would be cut from the cur- rent level of $687 billion this year to $683 billion in next year's budget. Defense would be a share of that $4 billion reduction. "It's doable, it's workable without adversely affecting readiness or the soldiers," said Rep. C.W. Bill Young, R-Fla., chairman of the House Appropriations sub- committee that oversees military dollars. Over a decade, Pentagon spending would be reduced by $350 billion. The White House said in a memo cir- culated Monday that the reductions "will be imple- mented based on the out- come of a review of our missions, roles and capabil- ities that will reflect the president's commitment to protecting our national security." The review could be completed by the end of the summer. 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Netanyahu reacted angrily, insisting that Israel would not withdraw from all of the West Bank, though that was not what Obama proposed. Now Netanyahu is basi- cally accepting that frame- work, according to Chan- nel 2 TV, offering to trade Israeli territory on its side of the line for West Bank land where its main settle- ments are located. The official, who has been briefed on the talks, spoke on condition of anonymity because the con- tacts are still in progress. He said he would not deny the TV report, while refusing to confirm the specifics. He emphasized that Israel would not withdraw from all of the West Bank. Health care overhaul expands women's care WASHINGTON (AP) — A half-century after the advent of the pill, the Obama administration on Monday ushered in a change in women's health care potentially as transfor- mative: coverage of birth control as prevention, with no copays. 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