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House Speaker John Boehner must balance the voices of a vocal 30-member segment of the House with the rest of the Republican party. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
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With GOP divided, House passes clean debt-ceiling increase

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FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2014, photo, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio gestures while speaking during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. The road the country has been on for the past five years is now beginning to come to an end. The Federal Reserve, which pumped $3 trillion into the economy to keep the Great Recession from worsening, is withdrawing its financial lifeline amid signs of fresh economic growth. The nation's gross domestic product is inching up and annual federal budget deficits are heading down. How Washington policymakers respond to the improvements in the economy may even sow the seeds for more cooperation in Washington.
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John Boehner to move clean debt-limit increase

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Steny Hoyer calls House GOP’s strategy to raise debt limit ‘irresponsible’

Steny Hoyer calls House GOP’s strategy to raise debt limit ‘irresponsible’

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House Speaker John Boehner's decision Tuesday to hold a vote on a

Conservative groups bash John Boehner over clean debt limit bill

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Along with raising the debt limit for at least another year, the plan would undo cuts to cost-of-living pension increases for military retirees under the age of 62.
Economy

House GOP leaders draft plan tying debt limit to veterans’ pensions

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The federal government is predicted to hit the debt limit on Feb. 27, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew told Congress last week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Ted Cruz urges John Boehner not to hike debt ceiling without ‘significant’ spending reforms

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Congress this week seeks elusive debt ceiling deal
Economy

Congress this week seeks elusive debt ceiling deal

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Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington on Jan. 16. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Economy

Jack Lew: Debt-limit deadline is Feb. 27

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VIDEO — Tim Kaine: Debt ceiling certainty will boost future jobs reports
Economy

VIDEO — Tim Kaine: Debt ceiling certainty will boost future jobs reports

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House Speaker John Boehner says his Republican conference is having trouble coming up with a plan to avoid hitting the government's fast-approaching debt limit, suggesting that even heavenly intervention wouldn't help.  (Photo: Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner file)

John Boehner: Mother Teresa couldn’t help Congress right now

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