Obama: Halt '3-ring-circus,' avert US default (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110726/ap_on_go_co/us_debt_showdown"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110725/capt.42cdddc1fa634ef9a655886172ae8ff0-42cdddc1fa634ef9a655886172ae8ff0-0.jpg?x=102&y=130&q=85&sig=K.N97iA4U.K8UM7.ya2CBg--" align="left" height="130" width="102" alt="President Barack Obama addresses the nation from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 25, 2011, on the approaching debt limit deadline. (AP Photo/Jim Watson, Pool)" border="0" /></a>AP - In unprecedented back-to-back appearances on nationwide television, President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner clashed Monday night over the cause and cure for the nation's debt crisis. The two men spoke as Congress remained gridlocked on legislation to avert a threatened default after Aug. 2.</p><br clear="all"/>

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