Obama, Boehner Address the Nation About Debt Talks

POLITICS -- July 25, 2011 at 4:50 PM EDT

Obama, Boehner Address the Nation About Debt Talks

President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner addressed the nation Monday night regarding the state of the debt-ceiling negotiations as the Aug. 2 deadline to reach a deal looms a little more than a week away.

Read President Obama's and Speaker Boehner's full remarks. Video will be posted as soon as possible.

Find more coverage of the deficit talks on our politics page.

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