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Tomorrow. were going to keep working. >> but the clock is ticking. the administration continues saying that the debt limit must be raised by august 2. some say the president must step in. >> we all know who is the most important person in the room. face it. for us to do something great, he has to be involved in that. >> senator claire mccaskill said the best deal might shift to talks at the white house by vice president biden. >> the house is more engaged with the vice president biden effort. i ...

Debt ceiling today. they declared that as of today, the government was in debt issuance suspension period. previously, they halted a bond program to help some state and local governments raise money. today, geithner told congress he had changed the financing of two government employee retirement programs to stay under the debt ceiling. altogether, the moves will allow the treasury to borrow up to $300 billion more through august 2. meantime, the white house hopes to hammer out a new deal with th...

Work for very smart senators go around it and beat the system. thats whats happened before. you think this will put a stop to all that? >> yes, i do. the reason is, the problem with statutory spending waivers, if theyre not accompanied by an amendment to the constitution, can always be repealed by congress. congress is a walking, breathing waiver unto itself. it can always waive its own restrictions as long as theyre statutory. august you cant do that when theyre constitutional. >> looking at th...

Early. they will want to wait to see what the signals are, public opinion, et cetera, et cetera before they cut a deal. though they will. >> the market wont let them go to august 2. >> bret: that is it for the panel. it sta tuned for thought on al-qaeda succession

Debt ceiling today. they declared that as of today, the government was in debt issuance suspension period. previously, they halted a bond program to help some state and local governments raise money. today, geithner told congress he had changed the financing of two government employee retirement programs to stay under the debt ceiling. altogether, the moves will allow the treasury to borrow up to $300 billion more through august 2. meantime, the white house hopes to hammer out a new deal with th...

They will want to wait to see what the signals are, public opinion, et cetera, et cetera before they cut a deal. though they will. >> the market wont let them go to august 2. >> bret: that is it for the panel. it sta tuned for thought on al-qaeda succession process. ♪ na, na-na, na [ men ] ♪ h, hey, hey ♪ goodbye [ male announcer ] with kohlers powerful, high-efficiency toilets. flush. and done. [ all ] ♪ hey, hey, hey ♪ good-bye oh, bayer aspirin? im not having a heart attack. its my ...

>> neil: were just getting word that onb workers, office the management and budget, to put together the nations budget for the executive branch are looking at unionizing. furthermore they have support from the administration. strong sport of the right of workers to unionize and organize up to the people working at any bargaining unit. but what happens then if they unionize and strike. i guess we dont have budgets, right? just disappears. thats the latest. there is a new poll out showing almost...

Reports it comes as the democrats issue new demand for terms of a deal. >> the arrival of senate democrats at the white house for a late afternoon huddle with president obama on deficit and debt reduction offered a sure sign that the executive is heeding the lawmakers calls and stepping up the role to secure a hike in the nations debt ceiling before the pivotal data of august 2. >> he is committed to doing this. listening to approaches and broadly speaking, where we can find common ground. >> co...

August 2 now to raise the debt limit. remember we were running out of cash on may 16. not anymore from all the taxes we paid. house republicans say theyre not going to raise the debt limit unless there are spending cuts included. those are your headlines. this is interesting, you got to wonder how much more time this buys everyone to try to come up with some sort of a deal. >> brian: we forgot about the debt ceiling. >> steve: straight ahead, the man who founded seal team 6, the navys top secret...

>> alisyn: good morning, everyone. its august 2. president obama, this morning defending his decision to squash arizonas illegal immigration law and taking a shot at the governor. >> what we can do is allow a patchwork of 50 different states where anybody who wants to make a name for themselves suddenly says, im going to be anti-immigrant. >> alisyn: if the states cant do it, who will? >> steve: indeed. charlie rangel breaks the silence via twitter, claiming he wants everything out in the open a...