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GOP leaders ‘fully engaged’ with W.H. on debt deal — Top Republicans in the House and Senate say they have spoken with the White House Saturday and are “fully engaged” in trying to reach a compromise on the debt ceiling. — “It should be clear ... that Senator McConnell and I believe …
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Pelosi: Boehner went to ‘dark side’ — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi didn't mince words on Speaker John Boehner's efforts on the debt ceiling, whipping out a Star Wars reference on the House floor Saturday. — Instead of working out a compromise with Democrats, she said on the House floor …
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Democrats enforce filibuster against their own debt bill — Senate Republicans want a 60-vote threshold for a debt-limit bill to pass the chamber, but it's actually Democrats who are enforcing the filibuster on their own legislation, insisting on delaying a vote until 1 a.m. Sunday morning.
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The trigger that could lead to a debt deal — It's all going to come down to the trigger. — Look closely at the Reid and Boehner bills. The first round of cuts are pretty much the same. The joint congressional committee charged with recommending further deficit reduction is pretty much the same.
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‘Fully engaged’ McConnell expresses optimism on debt deal — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Saturday he and Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) are fully engaged with the White House on a debt deal and expressed optimism an agreement will be reached.
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Forty-three GOP senators pledge opposition to Reid debt-ceiling plan — Forty-three GOP senators on Saturday signed a letter addressed to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) expressing opposition to his debt-ceiling legislation currently being considered in the upper chamber.
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43 Senators Sign Letter Opposing The Reid Bill — WASHINGTON, D.C. - The following letter is signed by 43 Republican Senators. In it they encourage the Majority Leader 'to abandon this reckless proposal and instead pursue a more responsible course of action. — The full text of the letter to Majority Leader Harry Reid is below.
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Reid alters debt plan to win GOP support — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has revised his plan to raise the debt limit in a last-ditch bid to attract Republican support. — The biggest change is that Reid would give the president almost unilateral power to raise the debt limit …

Reid Dismisses GOP Letter Against His Bill, Says His Bill Is ‘Only Game In Town’ — ABC News' Sunlen Miller reports: — Moments before being summoned to the White House this afternoon, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., declared that his bill is still “the only game in town,” …
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As Congress Nears Debt Limit Endgame, Attention Turns to a Trigger — If you're hardy, stay up until 1am ET tonight and watch the US Senate take a vote on a debt limit plan. The plan will retain most of the structure of what Harry Reid has put forward in recent days …
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Open Congress

Days after lauding McConnell, Democratic leaders rip him
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The Caucus and Connecting.the.Dots


No Compromise in Sight on Debt as Congress Heads into Saturday Session
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The Atlantic Online, Hot Air, Firedoglake, Daily Kos, Outside the Beltway and Washington Monthly

Reid Aims For GOP Support By Adopting McConnell Debt Limit Plan Fallback Plan
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Washington Monthly, Christian Science Monitor, Taylor Marsh, The Moderate Voice, The Politico, Daily Kos and The Daily Dish

Senate headed for critical debt vote Sunday
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Associated Press and Washington Monthly

Kyl: Dems using debt debate for ‘much broader tax increases’
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Obama demands plan by Tuesday — Just days ahead of the Aug. 2 debt ceiling deadline and as partisan rankling continued on Capitol Hill, President Barack Obama urged Congress to show him a plan that would divert the country from national default by Tuesday.
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Right Wing News, Balkinization, Weasel Zippers and Riehl World View
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WEEKLY ADDRESS: Acting Responsibly on Behalf of the American People
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The Moderate Voice, The Other McCain and The Gateway Pundit

Obama: House Republicans wasted ‘precious days’ with Boehner plan
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Questions and Observations, The Hill and A plain blog about politics

The Corrosion of the Conservative Economic Mind — First Michael Boskin, now John Taylor: there seems be an epidemic of politically conservative economists who used to be technically competent repeating the obviously wrong falsehood that Reagan ushered in an era of “unprecedented” growth.
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Grasping Reality …, Sky Dancing and National Review

Very Serious Suckers — Jonathan Chait has an excellent piece documenting the way in which what he calls the establishment, and I call Very Serious People, misjudged the way the debt ceiling thing would play out: … He then goes on to show how the usual suspects — the WaPo editorial page …
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The Moderate Voice and driftglass


Farmers Oppose G.O.P. Bill on Immigration — PATTERSON, Calif. — Farmers across the country are rallying to fight a Republican-sponsored bill that would force them and all other employers to verify the legal immigration status of their workers, a move some say could imperil not only future harvests …
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