U.S. Republicans seek Obamacare delay for debt limit hike

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Floating a strategy for thwarting “Obamacare” in autumn fiscal debates, House Republican leaders on Tuesday pledged to demand a one-year delay to the health reform law in any deal to raise the federal debt limit. They also unveiled a strategy to withhold money to implement Obamacare in connection with a stop-gap funding measure that would keep government agencies open from October 1 to December 15. …