WASHINGTON -- The House passed a bill on Monday evening to cut spending by $2.1 trillion and raise the debt ceiling until 2013, just one day before the Aug. 2 deadline by which the government was set to begin defaulting on its loans.The deal passed mostly on the backs of House Republicans, with 269 votes for the deal and 161 against it. Among the 240 Republicans, 174 supported the bill.More... (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/01/house-passes-debt-limit-deal_n_915548.html)