White House: No Deal on Shutdown, Debt Limit

The White House says there is still no agreement with Republicans in Congress on a possible solution to end the partial U.S. government shutdown and avert a government debt default. Obama met with Senate Republicans, and late Friday he called Republican House Speaker John Boehner to discuss where negotiations stand.  White House press secretary Jay Carney, and Boehner's office, said they agreed only that "all sides need to keep talking." Saying no agreement is at hand, ...

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