House GOP freshmen face political pressure of debt (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110720/ap_on_go_co/us_debt_showdown_gop_freshmen"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110719/capt.f5b047eb97f440728aef94756741a4c4-f5b047eb97f440728aef94756741a4c4-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Q4nuE9dSMNypuqORSpxvCA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Rep. Tom Reed, R-NY, center, is joined by other members of Congress outside the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 19, 2011, after releasing a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to deal with the debt ceiling crisis. From left are, Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., Rep. Tim Griffin, R-Ark., Reed, Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., Rep. Bill Johnson R-Ohio, and Rep. Steve Southerland. R-Fla. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0" /></a>AP - House Republican freshmen are caught between rock-solid fiscal conservatism and a political hard place. The class of 2010 that lifted the GOP to its comfortable House majority pushed the leadership to a vote Tuesday on legislation that would slash spending by trillions of dollars and require a balanced budget constitutional amendment in exchange for an increase in the nation's borrowing limit.</p><br clear="all"/>

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