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'debt ceiling'

Trump sides with congressional Democrats on debt ceiling, but strategy unclear

Conservatives are disturbed by Trump's decision to shut out Ryan and McConnell and side with the Democrats, and national media outlets are abuzz with speculation about what game the president is playing, or trying to play.
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Hurricanes, nukes and government dysfunction: Welcome to September

News out of Arkansas is slow this morning, but the headlines everywhere else are ominous as can be.
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The Thursday open line

The line is open. Finishing up:

Republican extremists threaten to hold America hostage

Praise first for U.S. Rep. Steve Womack and Sen. John Boozman. Alone among the Arkansas delegation they reject taking government hostage — whether through refusal to approve a budget or refusal to raise the government borrowing limit — to overturn the law of the land, the Affordable Care Act.
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Crazy pills: the politics of government shutdown and federal default

A shutdown of the federal government is looming, with the end of the fiscal year coming at the end of this month and no hope for a deal in sight (it might seem like that's plenty of time, but you have to factor in the strict adherence to vacation schedules of the U.S. Congress — there's only five scheduled legislative days left before September 30).

Obama: 'We are not a deadbeat nation'

President Obama talked tough this morning. The debt ceiling must be raised.
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This year's legislative gimmick

Fifteen Republicans and a Democrat reportedly powered a dog-and-pony show by the new Arkansas Conservative Caucus today at the Capitol with a call for a consitutional convention.

Debt deal done

A debt deal was reached in the senate.
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The Debt Ceiling Deal UPDATE

Mitt Romney remains silent on the debt crisis debate.

Update on debt ceiling talks

House Speaker John Boehner plans to go forward with his plan and hold a vote sometime this afternoon.
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Debt ceiling non-compromise updates

Slate has a running update of debt ceiling talks.

Tea Party group turning on Boehner

A Tea Party group is turning on Rep. John Boehner.
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