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McConnell says he's spoken to Obama 'within last hour' CNN Political Ticker Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:12 PM PDT (CNN) - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, said Saturday afternoon that he had talked to President Barack Obama and... House Defeats Reid Plan in Symbolic Vote The Online NewsHour Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:11 PM PDT The House of Representatives did not pass a hybrid debt limit bill authored by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in a largely symbolic vote meant to show that Reid's bill, as written, cannot pass in the House chamber. As the bill failed, news broke that Reid was headed to the White House Saturday afternoon to meet with President Obama to discuss a path forward. Congress has until 12 a.m. on Aug ... Debt ceiling fight goes on in Congress; House rejects Reid CNNMoney.com via Yahoo! Finance Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:09 PM PDT Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, said Saturday afternoon that he had talked to President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden "and is "confident and optimistic" that there will be an "agreement within the very near future." House rejects Senate Dems debt-limit bill Channel 8 San Diego Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:08 PM PDT The Republican-led House on Saturday rejected a Senate Democratic bill to raise the nation's debt limit just three days before the deadline to avert an unprecedented U.S. financial default. President Barack Obama and lawmakers remained at loggerheads on any possible compromise. McConnell leads GOP Senators in bashing Reid’s plan, calls for Obama to get in involved The Daily Caller via Yahoo! News Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:08 PM PDT Led by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, 43 Republican senators declared in a Saturday afternoon letter they wouldn’t vote the debt ceiling plan Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, is offering. Obama meets with top Dem lawmakers on debt limit Boston Globe Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:07 PM PDT President Barack Obama is stepping back into the debt-ceiling talks, calling Congress' top two Democrats to the White House for a meeting. Obama Meeting with Reid, Pelosi WLTX-TV Columbia Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:01 PM PDT (USAT TODAY) - President Obama is meeting today with the top two Democrats in Congress. JOSE DE LA ISLA: The existential Barack Obama The San Angelo Standard-Times Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:01 PM PDT Obama, similarly, has been killing constituent hopes when he has failed to act, depressingly, after promising to become a first responder. Obama in crisis talks after debt bill defeat ABC Asia Pacific Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:00 PM PDT The two top Democrats in Congress have headed for talks with president Barack Obama after the House rejected a proposal to avert a US debt default that is just days away, an official said. Obama meets with top Democrat lawmakers on debt limit KYIV Post Sat, 30 Jul 2011 12:57 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) â€" President Barack Obama is stepping back into the debt-ceiling talks, calling Congress' top two Democrats to the White House for a meeting.

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