Boehner seeks magic 217 in debt-ceiling showdown (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_herding_votes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110719/capt.c0d680c32f6c4e64b665bc61111d7dcc-c0d680c32f6c4e64b665bc61111d7dcc-0.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=n2TYJDD4e3Qf8kaN_iq8Qg--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., left, accompanied by House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, right, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 19, 2011, to discuss the debt limit crisis. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>AP - The terms "billions" and "trillions" are tossed around in the nation's debt ceiling debate. Probably no number, however, is more important than 217.</p><br clear="all"/>

 

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