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Boehner has asked Democratic Leaders to step aside so he and the president can negotiate a deal one on one, and no one is objecting. The crisis in egypt remains volatile, with massive antigovernment rallies planned today. Heartbreaking survival story for a woman stranded in the snow in the california Sierra Nevada mountains. Shoppers at a seattle macys had to be hospitalized when an escalator they were riding malfunctioned. Fire to the end zone. Touchdown. Broncos with their eighth straight win. All that three, two, one my 50th birthday, she gives everybody a car and then shes all, thank you f...

The conversation that started yesterday between senator mcconnell, the Republican Senate leader, and senator reid, i think, has the promise of finding a solution. I dont want to be overly op optimist optimistic, but theres a lot at stake. It isnt just the Government Shutdown, and thats laid off 7,000 federal employees and denied basic services. It goes way beyond this, as we know. If in four days we default on our debt for the first time in our history, it is going to have a dramatic negative impact. Senator portman, i want to get beyond talking points, i want to get beyond just pure argument....

Better to take the hit now, they argued, than in january with the World Economy in turmoil and second recession coming. Number two, john boehner, the speaker is claiming hes met obamas demand for higher taxes for the rich. Thats good. He agreed in principle the rich must pay more. Number three, theres talk for the Republican Leaders that they could vote to continue the tax cuts for the 98 now and therefore avoid the fiscal cliff and put off for now the top 2 . And the question then, let the debt ceiling not take effect. A tax cut delayed i argue is a tax cut avoided. Joining me with the republ...

His fiveday weekend. The house wont be back in session until tuesday of next week. But its not like they dont do work over the weekend. Super long or otherwise. Many house members will go back home to their districts this weekend where, of course, theyre going to be hearing from their constituents about what we are told are the very important and apparently at the moment stalled negotiations. But in the white house and the House Republican congress, over how to, lets be sure were getting this technically correct, how to cut the deficit in the medium to longterm so as to avoid an immediate and ...

Negotiations are still up in the air. Most lawmakers have gone home for the long weekend. Ill be here and ill be available at any moment to sit down with the president to get serious about solving this problem. Duchess of cambridge has left hospital. She was being treated for severe morning sickness. How are you feeling this morning, kate . As of today, possession of small amounts of marijuana become legal in the state of washington. It feels so good. Nominees for the Grammy Awards, top contenders include kanye west and jayz. Kobe bryant, the greatest player in the history of the los angeles l...