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the end of next year, beyond the election, with cuts and spending caps also on the table, house speaker john boehner wants all house members to weigh in. so he plans to hold a conference call with many of them sometime today. so we've got up to the minute coverage of what's happening in washington. cnn's kate bolduan is on capitol hill. dan lothian is at the white house. first to you, kate, senate leaders in both parties keep saying that they are, quote, very close to a deal. what more do we know? >> reporter: we don't have specifics of a final deal quite yet because as far as we kno...

bipartisan plan would increase the debt limit through the end of next year, beyond the election. cuts and spending caps are still on the table. and house speaker john boehner apparently is planning a conference call sometime soon with house members. so we have up to the minute coverage of what's happening in washington. cnn's kate bolduan is on capitol hill. dan lothian at the white house. let's begin with you, kate. senate leaders in both parties say they are, quote, very close to a deal. we know they are still negotiating. what have you been able to find out about? what is in this ...

Conquer. >> wow, he says it certainly better than i've been trying to say, chris, which is we need to get a job production program in the short run and debt reduction program in the long run. he says that romney is doing the opposite. no jobs in the short run so they can get elected and nothing done now or ever about debt reduction. your thoughts. >> first of all, chris, let me just say as an observer of politics, how clear is it that bill clinton loves his stuff? he is in his element 100%. if you're good at sgromething, u enjoy it. he is good at this. to be frank, i think the obama campaign h...