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5:15 PM ET, July 30, 2011

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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 …

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Ezra Klein / Washington Post:

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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Josiah Ryan / The Hill:

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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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:

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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U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell:

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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David Dayen / Firedoglake:

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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Bob Cusack / The Hill:

Days after lauding McConnell, Democratic leaders rip him — Four days after publicly praising Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), Senate Democratic leaders are now ripping him. — The Democrats' comments about McConnell at an impromptu press conference late Friday night signaled …

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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:

Senate headed for critical debt vote Sunday — The Senate is driving toward a climactic and dramatic vote at 1 a.m. Sunday that could determine whether a bipartisan deal to raise the nation's legal borrowing limit is possible or a government default is likely.

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Jamie Klatell / The Hill:

Kyl: Dems using debt debate for ‘much broader tax increases’ — Republicans have tried to work with Democrats to solve the debt crisis, but “behind the scenes” Democrats insisted on hug tax increases, Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz) said Saturday. — “Unfortunately, after weeks of negotiations …

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Seung Min Kim / The Politico:

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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Manu Raju / The Politico:
GOP leaders ‘fully engaged’ with W.H. on debt deal

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Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Reid Aims For GOP Support By Adopting McConnell Debt Limit Plan Fallback Plan

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Bloomberg:
Congress Deadlocked on Plan to Avert Default

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The Hill:
Senate quickly tables Boehner debt plan

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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Over to You, Harry — Thankfully, the House passed Boehner 3 tonight, 218-210.

Discussion: Viking Pundit and The Hill

Mj Lee / The Politico:

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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The White House:
WEEKLY ADDRESS: Acting Responsibly on Behalf of the American People

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Gautham Nagesh / The Hill:
Obama: House Republicans wasted ‘precious days’ with Boehner plan

Discussion: The Hill

Paul Krugman:

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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New York Times:

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 …

Discussion: The Raw Story

The Politico:

The no votes: 22 GOPers who balked Boehner — Speaker John Boehner pushed his debt-ceiling bill through the House Friday night with the support of 218 Republicans. Here are the 22 no votes: Mick Mulvaney (S.C.) — CORRECTED: Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) voted YES on the Boehner bill.