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Boehner will now ask House Republicans for a short-term debt ceiling increase. This is something the President said he is amendable to doing. This could be a way to claim Obama negotiated and they won and raising the debt ceiling to avoid a situation of default. This Robert Costa tweet highlights this idea...
Rs suddenly coming around to debt-ceiling increase, but for different reasons. http://t.co/qjqP2TTY6l
— Brett LoGiurato (@BrettLoGiurato) October 10, 2013
Leadership, meanwhile, thinks it's getting out of default disaster, and can eventually cut deal that'll reopen gov't w/ con support
— Robert Costa (@robertcostaNRO) October 10, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - AP sources: Boehner to ask House GOP for short-term debt ceiling increase.
— NYDN Daily Politics (@DNDailyPolitics) October 10, 2013
House Republicans considering short-term debt-limit increase, possibly for 6 weeks, in closed-door party meeting - @Reuters
— Breaking Politics (@breakingpol) October 10, 2013
"Cave" and "missed opp" they say. But Q is, is that bloc bigger than 30 members, and if Boehner can get some Ds, does it matter?
— Robert Costa (@robertcostaNRO) October 10, 2013
Heading into conference, conservative aides emailing/texting, say if Boehner tries for a 6-wk ext, their bosses won't back...
— Robert Costa (@robertcostaNRO) October 10, 2013
Hensarling, Paul Ryan & Buck Mckeon all went through the front entrance into boehner's office suite in the Capitol this am. ldrshp staff too
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) October 10, 2013
Debt Default Deadline Debated as Date Looms http://t.co/gfjTiOFfLl
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) October 10, 2013
Leadership allies' argmt behind scenes: 6 wk DL ext will still keep O on fiscal ropes, think he'll agree to one to avert default next wk
— Robert Costa (@robertcostaNRO) October 10, 2013
.@abcpolitics has more on emerging House GOP plan. We still need to know how/whether talks would be tied to DL http://t.co/cAPISDKJnY
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) October 10, 2013
In other words, House Rs rather have a 6-wk DL ext they crafted than a Reid-authored DL ext for 6 months; pressure to move fast
— Robert Costa (@robertcostaNRO) October 10, 2013
There is also growing fear among Rs that if House *doesn't* do a short-term DL ext first, Reid will, and he can then dictate terms of peace
— Robert Costa (@robertcostaNRO) October 10, 2013
In meeting, Boehner vows not to reopen govt w/o concessions, but "didn't say what those concessions were" http://t.co/A7Ry3e1hvQ
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) October 10, 2013