( \7 i, }! i7 k# ?Congress is due to vote today on an eleventh-hour debt deal between Republicans and Democrats to save the US economy from default. $ Y) [: t) Y3 J, G( ZThe plan would raise the government's borrowing limit by at least two trillion dollars. Spending would be cut by a similar amount with a bipartisan committee helping to decide where the axe should fall.8 r5 C# O& G J; g6 ^5 @9 d% f& F