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President Obama Urges Debt Limit Compromise in News Conference

Jul 11, 2011 12:11 PM EST

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Ahead of the third White House debt limit meeting with Congressional leaders, President Obama urged Republicans to join him in forging a deficit reduction compromise while raising the federal debt limit.

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