Obama's Latest Presser Puts Peas on Punditry Menu
A roundup of reactions to the president's second press conference on the debt limit
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A roundup of reactions to the president's second press conference on the debt limit
Speaker of the House caved to his more conservative second-in-command
The President is holding a press conference on the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations
Negotiations flail as deadline nears
The Saturday collapse of the effort to craft a deal reduces hopes for a recovery
Declare Bankruptcy! Invoke the 14th Amendment!
On the debt ceiling, Britain's child soldiers, and 'the road to serfdom'
Attendees agree that deal must be made before the deadline.
Democrats--not to mention voters--don't want to change the program
On Britain's homegrown terrorists, Casey Anthony's verdict, and Chinese democracy
The number two House Republican floated a deal that could give Obama hope
As Obama pushes the deadline for a deal up to July 19
Brooks angered many conservatives with an op-ed criticizing the GOP's debt stance
Obama is willing to cut Medicare if Republicans consider tax hikes
All options being looked at as deadline looms
Geithner may need a break after dealing with the financial crisis
Pundits saw him as a dad, a dick, a grown-up, a surly teen, a class warrior
Agency would drop rating from triple-A to D
As negotiations falter, senators look closely at the 14th Amendment
The Treasury Department says the government is still headed for default on Aug. 2
Boehner says deadline to raise debt ceiling is "artificial" as Kyl says the date is flexible
They will "discuss the status of the negotiations to find common ground" on Monday
Debt ceiling talks break down; Republicans push forward with their Libya resolution
What's really going on? Maybe Cantor doesn't want to be the one raising taxes
On Obama and Israel, the IMF's faults, and the economic costs of obesity
The House Speaker doesn't want a repeat of April's government shutdown drama
House Republicans want to force a vote on raising the debt ceiling without spending cuts
Mitch McConnell acknowledges that the vote is "the point of maximum leverage"
Republicans in Congress aren't eager to either criticize or vote for the proposal
NBC's First Read thinks so, and Nikki Haley's comments might support the theory
Some Treasury accounting tricks will buy Congress a few more months to negotiate
On loyalty to Peace Corps, Nuremberg and Bin Laden, and why we love an apocalypse
Boehner has long just wanted to talk, truthfully (and sometimes seriously)
House speaker calls for Mitch Daniels and Chris Christie to run in 2012
The GOP ranks are stuck with a vote to cut Medicare in a budget that won't pass
Considering major changes to Medicare would be delayed until after 2012
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is asking for major spending cuts and long-term reforms
GOP starts attacking the clowning candidate in their midst
Failing to raise debt ceiling could lead to another financial crisis
Cartoonist Steve Breen on passing debt to the next generation
White House spokesman Jay Carney says that the president regrets his earlier vote
Partisans in Washington are gearing up for the next big battle
George Will calls it "suicidal" if symbolic protest votes turns into a majority
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