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Obama Pressures Lawmakers To OK Deficit Deal

by Scott Horsley, NPR
July 15, 2011

President Obama held his second news conference in five days in hopes of pressuring lawmakers to OK a large-scale deficit-cutting deal. But Republican members of Congress aren't budging on the issue of taxes.

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  • All Things Considered, July 15, 2011
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