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The white house dreamed of a specker of spending cuts to reach a budget deal. it was supposed to be a bluff but today president obama called his own bluff pleading with congress to kick the sequester deadline down the road. to win them over he offered a package of spending cuts and more tax increases. how was that playing on capitol hill? heres ed henry. >> warning the nations economic recovery hangs in the balance, president obama prodded congress to stop a series of massive spending cuts that ...

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You stop being stuff? well, then stop buying stuff so you dont have future bills but right now we have to pay the bills that have been incurred. >> shepard: the president said on saturday that he will not compromise over raising the debt ceiling. wont even put that on the table. shannon bream with the news live in washington this afternoon. how you is this strategy work out for republicans, shannon? >> shannon: the president says if they refuse everyone from business owners to average americans ...

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At first saying no, were not going over the cliff, this is crazy. others saying you want to go over the cliff, well go over the cliff but republicans should be careful here because if you fall into that trap and take that bait, and the president calls your bluff on it, then all of a sudden, this comes to your lap, not the president. because geithner and others are setting this argument up very nicely. look, weve put this wonderful plan out here. everybody in the country, the polls say top 2%, yo...