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WASHINGTON Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said late Tuesday that he has now begun using all the extraordinary measures at his disposal to avoid hitting the debt ceiling.In a letter to congressional leaders, Lew said that he started to use the final three bookkeeping tools available to provide borrowing room for paying the nation s bills. Lew said that there are no other legal and prudent options for extending the borrowing authority. Republicans and Democrats entrenched in budget fight 01:44 Lew said that his assessment of the date he will run out of maneuvering room had not changed from last week. Lew told Con
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President Bush stands by his nomination of railroad executive John Snow to be Treasury secretary despite revelations that Snow was arrested for drunken driving in 1982 and was involved in a child-support dispute with his ex-wife, the White House said Wednesday. The president remains confident that Snow will be confirmed, presidential spokesman Ari Fleischer told reporters aboard Air Force One.White House officials said the administration learned about both incidents during the vetting process for S
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stanley cups uk aid.Initial reaction from some of the senators who will vote on Snow s nomination was mixed. Some said the events occurred too long ago to have an impact, while others said they were withholding judgment until they learned more about the incidents. We have to wait for the hearing, said Sen. Harry Reid, the Senate s No. 2 Democrat. Snow was asked in a questionnaire from the Senate Finance Committee if he had ever been charged with a criminal offense. In 1982 I was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in West Valley City, Utah, Snow said. I was never convicted of that charge and the prosecuting attorney voluntarily dismissed the charge before trial. Snow said that in connection with the incident he paid a $334 fine for making an unauthorized left turn with my automobile. I have
