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Unlike his predecessor as speaker, the Ohio Republican has not yet become a standard attack line for Democrats in races nationwide, leaving some to wonder how the most powerful elected leader in the Republican Party has escaped unscathed.
Why do we turn to bipartisan non-legislators to allay our fears?
Boehner demands Republicans "get your asses in line"
Their fear of helping Obama is weighing against their fear of economic catastrophe
Reports say the bill doesn't save as much as advertised
Democrats are hoping GOP disunity will help them pass their own debt ceiling plan
Pundits puzzle over what, exactly, either of them were trying to accomplish in their speeches
The public response knocked out several websites for leading GOP House members
Obama addressed the nation before the last week of debt negotiations begin
House Speaker John Boehner is giving a press conference to outline his proposal
The proposal would cut $2.7 trillion in spending without revenue increases
The next deadline: introducing a bill today in the House
Legislative action may need to begin today, as all eyes to turn to markets
As Boehner abandons talks, Obama demands leaders meet Saturday
What needs to happen each day next week for the reported $3 trillion deal to pass
Senate Democrats had been expected to table the House Republican proposal
Speaker of the House tells Republicans to pass a plan by Wednesday
The GOP and Obama are both trying to sell a deal to their parties
Did the anti-tax crusader really open the door to letting the Bush tax cuts expire?
The House Speaker called the story "false" even before it could be posted on the web
Eight freshmen House members gathered last night to talk about the debt limit
Party lines are blurring, but a deal still isn't done
As senators congratulate themselves on a debt deal, the House remains skeptical
Majority of public considers both Obama and GOP leaders "not willing enough to compromise"
What they're saying now that the bill has cleared the House.
Cites "progress" made in the "11th hour" of debt negotiations
Republicans don't want to vote for a debt ceiling plan that has a chance of passing
GOP gets more blame but the public doesn't approve of how anyone's handling debate
Party leaders are slowly convincing new members to raise the debt ceiling
Apparently this is mostly for show
Pretty much everyone agrees: crisis. But the details are interesting
Plus: GQ style columnist has no problem with Paul Ryan's expensive dinner
Negotiators could work over the weekend if plan isn't reached by Friday
The sound bites from the debt ceiling debates just get stranger
Cantor makes a bad negotiating partner but a great enemy for Democrats
Cantor's behavior causes the president to announce "enough is enough"
Plus: Before Ted Danson signed on to "CSI" CBS sent offers to three other actors
An exchange from yesterday's debt limit negotiations does not bode well for a deal
The plan is being called "an escape hatch" for Republicans
Not all of them have offered bills, but they've pushed the House to the right
The rivalry between the top two Republicans is beginning to show
'It takes two to tango,' the House Speaker told reporters
Speaker of the House caved to his more conservative second-in-command
Negotiations flail as deadline nears
The Saturday collapse of the effort to craft a deal reduces hopes for a recovery
Democrats--not to mention voters--don't want to change the program
As Obama pushes the deadline for a deal up to July 19
Boehner says deadline to raise debt ceiling is "artificial" as Kyl says the date is flexible
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
House GOP unveils two proposals: one authorizes the mission, one sharply scales it back
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