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Obama on Debt Ceiling: 'We're Not Going to Play That Game'

President tries to convince Business Roundtable of the need to raise rates

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 5, 2012 12:24 PM CST

(Newser) – President Obama is talking a little trash ahead of the fiscal cliff deadline: In remarks before the Business Roundtable today, the president insisted that he would not allow Republicans to use the debt ceiling for leverage in the fiscal cliff negotiations. "We're not... Read full story »

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Obama on Debt Ceiling: 'We're Not Going to Play That Game'

President tries to convince Business Roundtable of the need to raise rates

Barack Obama • Business Roundtable • debt ceiling • tax rates

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