Obama Makes Comments, Then Signs New Debt-Ceiling Legislation – 2 Aug 2011

Now that both houses of Congress have done their thing, it's the President's turn.

1. USA Today (Obama Makes Statement Following Congressional

   Action on Debt Ceiling; President Obama Called on Leaders in

   Washington to Refocus Their Efforts on Creating Jobs)

2. Washington Post: +11 minutes (President Obama Says Work Not

   Done)

3. Raleigh News & Observer: +6 minutes (Obama: Debt Deal is

   Only a First Step)

4. Denver Post: +28 minutes (President Obama Signs Debt-Limit

   Bill, Averting Default)

5. MSNBC: +3 minutes (President Obama Signs Bill to Raise US

   Debt-Ceiling and Avert a Potentially Catastrophic Government

   Default)

6. Houston Chronicle: +7 minutes (Obama Signs Debt Bill)

7. Washington Post: +4 minutes (Obama Signs Debt-Ceiling Deal

   Into Law)

8. New Orleans Times-Picayune: +13 minutes (President Obama

   Signs Legislation to Avert Default)

9. Los Angeles Times: +4 minutes (Obama Signs Debt-Ceiling

   Legislation, Averting Possible Default)