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Boehner desperately tries to get enough votes on debt bill

The House is in recess as the Speaker is said to be meeting individually with Republicans planning to vote against his bill. Earlier today, it seemed as if he would have enough Republican members to get the measure passed, but a scheduled vote has been postponed - obviously because he was running short. Where this will lead is anyone's guess, but just to give you an idea of the pressure being applied on both sides, Sarah Palin sent our a Facebook message to House GOP freshman threatening them with primary challenges if they didn't stay the course and vote against raising the debt ceiling. Clearly, there will be a lot of buyer's remorse among the moderate Republicans and independents who voted in these bozos. Already is. Business Insider, NYT and WSJ are among the many outlets doing live blogs of the vote. Next few hours should be very interesting.


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