GOP leader says give Obama new debt limit powers (AP)

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http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rs...om/s/ap/20110713/ap_on_bi_ge/us_debt_showdownAP - With compromise talks at a vituperative standstill, Senate Republicans unexpectedly offered Tuesday to hand President Barack Obama new powers to avert a first-ever government default threatened for Aug. 2.




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