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AMR, US Airways Clash With U.S. on Rush to Trial in Merger CaseBy David McLaughlin & Sara Forden - Aug 30, 2013 9:30 AM M!"0#30

A$erican Airline% AAM'()and *S Air+ay% rou nc. L//), even eore heyve

enered cour, are 4ghing he 5u%ice Dear$en over +hen he govern$en%

aniru% la+%ui o loc6 he airline% roo%ed $erger %hould go o rial.!he 5u%ice Dear$en i% %ee6ing a March rial, +hile he airline% are re%%ing or

7ove$er o re%olve he ca%e ha i% 6eeing A$erican aren AM' /or. %uc6 in

an6rucy. *.S. Di%ric 5udge /olleen 8ollar-8oelly in a%hingon i% %cheduled o

hear argu$en% ro$ oh %ide% oday.

!he carrier% and he govern$en %aid in an Aug. 2 4ling ha hey +ere a an

;i$a%%e.< !he airline% %ay +aiing unil March o %ar he rial +ould cau%e

;%igni4can har$< and u heir $erger a ri%6. !he5u%ice Dear$enha% %aid

ru%hing o ry he ca%e i%n a good idea given i% co$le=iy, he volu$e o $aerial

ha need% o e e=changed and he oenial or he $erger o hur co$eiion

and con%u$er%.

;!he govern$en i% %hooing or he arhe%-ou dae o give he$ $ore i$e o

reare,< %aid 5e>rey 5acoovi?, an aniru% liigaor +ih Mc/arhy, S+eeney &

@ar6a+ay / in a%hingon +ho i%n involved in he ca%e. ;!he airline% have $ore

a$$uniion o roceed o early rial and hey +an o go a% %oon a% o%%ile

ecau%e heir u%ine%% i% eing held u.or o

o%one i raher han cho6e o> unding.

Fre%h$en Senaor% !ed /ru? o!e=a%and Mi6e Lee o *ahhave co$$anded he

%oligh during hi% $onh% congre%%ional rece%%, %aying hey +an o %hu do+n

he govern$en unle%% he la+ i% deunded. Mo% o heir colleague% haven oined

he$. ;Far oo $any 'eulican% are %cared o hi% 4gh,< /ru? %aid ye%erday on

'u%h Li$augh% radio al6 %ho+.Inlarge i$age

Sen. !ed /ru? '-!J) %ea6% during a o+n hall $eeing ho%ed y @eriage Acion

For A$erica a he @ilon Anaole on Augu% 20, 2013 in Dalla%. hoograher:

Brandon adeKey $age%

Aug. 23 Bloo$erg) -- hie @ou%e Budge Direcor Sylvia Mahe+% Bur+ell al6%

+ih Bloo$erg% Al @un aou he ouloo6 or ederal udge negoiaion% and a

o%%ile delay in i$le$enaion o he A>ordale /are Ac. /ivil righ% leader 5ulianBond di%cu%%e% Dr. Marin Luher 8ing% March on a%hingon #0 year% ago and *.S.

voing righ%. Bloo$erg% @an% 7ichol% reor% on Syria% u%e o che$ical +eaon%.

/o$$enaor% Megan McArdle and Margare /arl%on di%cu%% Bradley Manning% 3#-

year ri%on %enence or roviding %ecre *.S. inor$aion o i6iLea6%. Source:

Bloo$erg)

n%ead, @ou%e and Senae 'eulican% roaly +ill ry o orce he la+% delay a%

ar o he deae %aring ne= $onh over unding he *.S. govern$en and

rai%ing he naion% de ceiling, according o inervie+% +ih aide% and la+$a6er%.!hi% +ould e a %igni4can %hi a% he 'eulican-led @ou%e ha% ocu%ed on

draining und% or he A>ordale /are Ac. Since 2011, he @ou%e ha% voed 3

i$e% o reeal or deund he $ea%ure, a roo%al he Senae +on con%ider.

;A% a $aer o airne%%, i u%ine%%e% and in%urance co$anie% are geing a delay,

i% only righ or he A$erican eole o ge a delay,< %aid 'ere%enaive !o$

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rice, a eorgia 'eulican and or$er chair$an o he 'eulican Sudy

/o$$iee, +hich call% or li$ied govern$en. ;% no going o +or6 in i% curren

con%ruc. direcor

o he Senae Budge /o$$iee.

!he Ga$a ad$ini%raion ha% %aid i +ould veo legi%laion o +ihhold $oney or

carrying ou he healh-care la+, rai%ing he o%%iiliy o a govern$en %hudo+n i

'eulican% aached i o a $ea%ure unding he govern$en.

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Short#Term Bill

Iighy @ou%e 'eulican% -- le%% han hal o he caucu% -- %en an Aug. 21 leer o

Boehner urging hi$ o deund he healh-care la+ a% ar o a %hor-er$ ill o und

govern$en oeraion%. n he Senae, /ru? and Lee have 13 %ignaure% -- al%o le%%

han hal o he cha$er% 'eulican% -- on a %i$ilar leer.

;Cou e>ecively can deund he A/A,< %aid 5o%eh Ano%, a healh analy% a he

A$erican Inerri%e n%iue, a a%hingon-a%ed olicy grou ha %uor% ree

$ar6e%. For in%ance, ;a lo o he aciviy involve% conrac% ha have already

een le +ih rivae arie%,< he %aid.

Iven %o$e +ho %uor he deunding e>or %ay i% $o%ly oliical. Gn Aug. 22,

'eulican Senaor 'and aulo 8enuc6y old /77ha ;i% a du$ idea o %hu

do+n he govern$en.< !ha i% a $ean% o ;leverage< in 4%cal negoiaion%, he %aid.

!he ulic al%o oo%e% deunding, according o a 8ai%er Fa$ily Foundaion oll

relea%ed ye%erday. !he oll ound ha +hile 2 ercen o A$erican% oo%e he

la+, # ercen don +an o cu o> unding, including 3 ercen o 'eulican%.

)ni(iual Manate

'eulican% $ainain ha he la+% individual $andae o urcha%e in%urance +ill

o%e an econo$ic hard%hi o lo+er-inco$e individual%.

Mean+hile, he Ga$a ad$ini%raion i% ;no inere%ed a all in delaying< he

healh-care la+ a% a +ay o ge a udge deal +ih /ongre%%, hie @ou%e Budge

Direcor Sylvia Bur+ell %aid in an Aug. 23 inervie+ on Bloo$erg !elevi%ion%

;oliical /aial +ih Al @un.