July 10th, 2011
06:49 PM ET

Latest debt talks start

Congressional leaders are in talks Sunday evening with President Barack Obama at the White House, hoping to craft a comprehensive deficit reduction deal that appeared to stall earlier in the weekend.

The key players - including House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada - met in a White House conference room Sunday evening.

When asked before the start of Sunday's talks if a deal could be reached within 10 days, Obama told reporters, "We need to."

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  1. Dimitri

    USA should hire Dominique Strauss( DSK) to solve the riddle of Obama mess all his" finance " men are out of ideas or out of jjob kicked out or by their own willing...

    July 11, 2011 at 4:23 pm | Report abuse |
  2. There, I said it

    I am for a One World Government, where your status and position in life would be determined by a lottery. And a One World Religion where Catholic, Muslim, Baptist, Mormom, Budda, Hindu and everybody goes to heaven.

    July 11, 2011 at 7:00 pm | Report abuse |
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