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    Debt Ceiling Meeting at the White House

    With a final deadline of August 2 to raise the debt ceiling, House Republican leaders met the President at the White House today. They're demanding spending cuts equal to the increase in federal borrowing. Speaker John Boehner urged that "we work together and… not kick the can down the road one more time."

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    With a final deadline of August 2 to raise the debt ceiling, House Republican leaders met the President at the White House today. They're demanding spending cuts equal to the increase in federal borrowing. Speaker John Boehner urged that "we work together and… not kick the can down the road one more time." Lori Montgomery is financial reporter for the Washington Post.

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      Warren Olney

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      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Lori Montgomery

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    WHO Says Cell Phones Could Be Carcinogenic
    1. 0:00Debt Ceiling Meeting at the White HouseYou’re reading this
    2. 7:36Cell Phones and Cancer: Is there a Connection?
    3. 44:08Cyber Attacks Hit PBS, Sony and Lockheed Martin
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