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Obama: 'Running Out Of Time' For Deficit Deal
July 15, 2011 The president said, "we know how we can create a package that solves the deficits and debt for a significant period of time. But in order to do that we've got to get started now."
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Lawmakers On Call Through Weekend For More Budget Talks
July 15, 2011 With the Aug. 2 deadline approaching, lawmakers are also working on a plan that would give the president authority to raise the federal debt ceiling. The president is due to hold a news conference about the budget discussions later this morning.
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Amid Lots Of Talk About A 'Blow Up,' Budget Talks Will Resume
July 14, 2011 While there's some disagreement over exactly what happened, those who were there say that President Obama did leave Wednesday's discussions after a pointed exchange with House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA). But leaders meet again later today.
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Boehner: 'Disagreements Are Not Personal'
July 11, 2011 But Democrats, the House speaker said, "insist on raising taxes" and are not "serious enough on fundamental entitlement reform. ... It takes two to tango and they're not there yet."
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Obama: 'Constructive' Budget Talks To Continue; Leaders To Meet Sunday
July 7, 2011 When leaders reconvene, Obama said, it will be "with the expectation that at that point, the parties will at least know where each others' bottom lines are."
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Today's 'Deficit Deal' Headlines
July 5, 2011 The latest top stories about the talks in Washington as a potential government shutdown looms.
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Boehner: President Is Ignoring Reality
June 29, 2011 While President Obama said his administration has been taking the lead in trying to reach agreement on deficit reduction, the Republican leader accused the president of being "AWOL from that debate."
