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Hoyer 'welcomes' Boehner's challenge

House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer says he would welcome the late June deadline proposed by Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, by which Congress must agree on  increasing the country's debt ceiling. "I welcome Boehner's comments that we ought to get it done by the end of the month," said Hoyer, D-Md., after a meeting between House Democrats and President Obama. "Adults need to come together to get this done."  Read More

Egypt reveals impossibility of effective government censorship

If Sen. James Clyburn, D-S.C., really thinks that censorship is the answer to the threat of political violence, perhaps he ought to consider that Egypt has just restored Internet and Blackberry services because of how ineffective it was in preventing protests. From Electronista: Read More

House Dem whip: We don't have the votes yet

Rep. James Clyburn, the House Democratic whip, was asked on "Meet the Press" this morning whether Democrats have the votes to pass Obamacare. "No, we don't have them as of this morning," Clyburn answered. Read More
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