Reuters Breaking: Debt Limit Increase Has Enough Votes to Clear 1st Procedural Hurdle in U.S. House

Hissyspit

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Mon Aug-01-11 03:41 PM
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Reuters Breaking: Debt Limit Increase Has Enough Votes to Clear 1st Procedural Hurdle in U.S. House

Edited on Mon Aug-01-11 03:46 PM by Hissyspit

Source: Reuters

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@Reuters: FLASH: Debt limit increase has enough votes to clear first procedural hurdle in U.S. House; passage likely later in day

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OhioChick

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Mon Aug-01-11 03:43 PM
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1. Pop the champagne bottle! n/t

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EFerrari

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Mon Aug-01-11 03:44 PM
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2. Dammit. n /t

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TheWraith

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Mon Aug-01-11 03:51 PM
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3. Yeah, yeah, default would be wonderful.

And monkeys are going to fly out of my ass.

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Kaleva

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Mon Aug-01-11 03:59 PM
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4. Here's a link and it passed easily.

Edited on Mon Aug-01-11 04:00 PM by Kaleva

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/01/usa-debt-house-rule-idUSWEN663620110801

Vote was 304-114

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