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House GOP lawmakers to meet Obama on borrowing

AP – 1 min ago

WASHINGTON – Scores of House Republicans are heading to the White House for a meeting with President Barack Obama to demand trillions of dollars in spending cuts as the price for providing any increase in the government's power to borrow. Full Story »

Related: Debt-limit hike fails in House in symbolic vote Reuters

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