DaFozz Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110721/ap_on_go_co/us_debt_showdown"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110720/capt.d77f66892ff04e98a3c23a97194bc3ae-d77f66892ff04e98a3c23a97194bc3ae-0.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=GdfNWGotqNpbnolhACgBPg--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks to the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, July 20, 2011.(AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)" border="0" /></a>AP - Running out of time, President Barack Obama softened his stand and signaled Wednesday he would back a short-term deal to prevent a disastrous financial default on Aug. 2, but only if a larger and still elusive deficit-cutting agreement was essentially in place. He called lawmakers to the White House in a scramble to find enough votes from both Republicans and his own party.</p><br clear="all"/> More... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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