Almost half of employees responding to a recent survey say they're driving less or combining trips to combat the burden of rising gas prices.

Speaker John Boehner says he agrees with President Barack Obama that the nation's borrowing limit must be raised to avoid a government default but insists that House Republicans won't back any deal with tax increases.

Imploring both political parties to give ground, President Barack Obama declared Monday he would reject any stopgap extension of the nation's borrowing limit, adding fresh urgency for Republicans and fellow Democrats to resolve intense tax and spending disputes and head off economic calamity.

Chronic health conditions, most of which are somewhat self-inflicted, drive chronic health spending, which makes things more expensive for all of us.