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EMERGENCY

Obama Hosts Debt Meeting

Saturday talks last less than an hour.

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That was fast. The emergency round of debt ceiling negotiations lasted less than an hour before congressional leaders filed out again. President Obama had called the White House meeting after House Speaker John Boehner pulled out of negotiations yesterday. But negotiations might not be completely dead. Aides say congressional leaders began to work among themselves after negotiations between Obama and Boehner publicly flamed out last night.

Read it at The New York Times

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