, U! y/ v% j+ S: c9 tCongress is due to vote today on an eleventh-hour debt deal between Republicans and Democrats to save the US economy from default. & N' L0 o+ C7 \$ rThe 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. , J% D) i2 w7 g( J* E0 E, K