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Obama: Halt '3-ring-circus,' avert US default
By News on Jul 25, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- In unprecedented back-to-back appearances on nationwide television, President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner clashed Monday night over the cause and cure for the nation's debt crisis. The two men spoke as Congress remained gridlocked on legislation to avert a threatened default after Aug. 2....House speaker says Obama won't get 'blank check'
By News on Jul 25, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Speaker John Boehner says President Barack Obama wants a blank check from Congress to raise the debt ceiling, but that he's not going to get one....
Debt: House GOP, Senate Dems face off; Obama to TV
By News on Jul 25, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a fresh challenge to President Barack Obama, House Republicans unveiled reworked legislation Monday to avert a potentially devastating government default in barely a week - but along lines the White House has already rejected....House speaker says Senate plan 'full of gimmicks'
By News on Jul 25, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Speaker John Boehner says Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid's plan to deal with the debt and avert a government default is "full of gimmicks."...
WH: Reid plan to solve debt crisis "reasonable"
By News on Jul 25, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House is getting behind a proposal by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to avert a debt-limit crisis by trimming $2.7 trillion of government spending. The White House stopped short of issuing a veto threat against a competing House Republican plan....
