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Government. >> and jim, the white house says they're making progress, still refusing to negotiate on reopening the government. how can they call that progress? >> reporter: it's progress because they're talk and not using talking points. that's progress in washington, anderson. but the house speaker and the president spoke on the phone. the president according to white house officials essentially rejected the house republican of for tie a short-term increase in the nation's debt ceiling to future negotiations. jay carney said that would be giving into moran sum. something interesting that jay ...

Republicans this morning at the white house. he also spoke by phone with house speaker boehner who put the house republican offer on the table. white house spokesman jay carnie saying both men agreed to keep talking. he also restated the president's position to broader budget and deficit reduction talks during a shutdown and default threat prompting this from cnn's jim acosta. >> you said the position hasn't changed on the shutdown. the position hasn't changed on the debt ceiling. how is that negotiating? >> jim, look. the president has had constructive conversations with house and senate repu...

President obama met with senate republicans this morning at the white house. he also spoke by phone with house speaker boehner who put the house republican offer on the table. white house spokesman jay carnie saying both men agreed to keep talking. he also restated the president's position to broader budget and deficit reduction talks during a shutdown and default threat prompting this from cnn's jim acosta. >> you said the position hasn't changed on the shutdown. the position hasn't changed on the debt ceiling. how is that negotiating? >> jim, look. the president has had constructive conversa...

House speaker boehner who put the house republican offer on the table. white house spokesman jay carnie saying both men agreed to keep talking. he also restated the president's position to broader budget and deficit reduction talks during a shutdown and default threat prompting this from cnn's jim acosta. >> you said the position hasn't changed on the shutdown. the position hasn't changed on the debt ceiling. how is that negotiating? >> jim, look. the president has had constructive conversations with house and senate republicans. he's also had very good conversations with house and senate demo...

President halfway by dealing with the debt ceiling. the other half is reopening the government, and jay carny wend around. the big sticking opinion, can john boehner pass this with republicans and the other big one will the president go along if it's just lifting the debt ceiling. jay carnie finally said, yes, the president would approve just extending the debt ceiling while they talk about things. that's a retreat for the president and boehner. the president said he is not going gunshot with a gun to his head. if he said, just deal will default but not re-opening the government, he is talking...