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    Reuters Top News‏Verified account @Reuters 2 Dec 2012

    FLASH: Congress is never going to give up the power to use debt ceiling for political leverage - U.S. House Speaker John Boehner

    6:16 AM - 2 Dec 2012
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    17 replies 86 retweets 8 likes
      1. Bets‏ @betwills 7 Dec 2012
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        @Reuters Congress won't give up anything!!! We need to clean off the Hill. If they've been there 4 years, they need to go!!!

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      1. ❝Mabyn Shingleton❞‏ @mabynshingleton 3 Dec 2012
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        @Reuters AMEN to John Boehner re: debt ceiling! #US

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      1. Andrew Shapiro‏ @Lawndale1 2 Dec 2012
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        @Reuters while it has had to be raised over the years, until #GOP control of house debt ceiling rarely used as political hostage.

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      1. Pamela Austin‏ @PamelaAustin20 2 Dec 2012
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        @Reuters Shorter Boehner: Party Politics is more important than the economy and this country's fiscal health.

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      1. SATAN‏ @JUDEANROYALTY 2 Dec 2012
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        @Reuters @plaid_boehner there are many things that should not be built, that is why this place needs a judean king like me to make judgment!

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      1. Dolores Bristol‏ @theseconddb 2 Dec 2012
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        @Reuters "Never" Why nothing gets done.

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      1. Fine Gent‏ @FineGent1 2 Dec 2012
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        @Reuters political leverage for what? So this is a game? That's comforting to know. So much for compromise and actual governing! #Pathetic

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      1. space cadet zed  🌹‏ @postordinary 2 Dec 2012
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        So lay back and enjoy it. @Reuters FLASH: Congress is never going to give up the power to use debt ceiling for political leverage - Boehner

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      1. steward ofthe church‏ @theallist 2 Dec 2012
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        @Reuters then congress ought be replaced by the people: http://wh.gov/Xnag  news story: petition to replace congress w/people;no one signs.

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      1. MMWolp‏ @mmwolp 2 Dec 2012
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        @Reuters flash ....stop playing cat and mouse with our families financial futures

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      1. Donald Rocci‏ @Donnyrocci 2 Dec 2012
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        @Reuters for the president to ask for a open credit line is ridiculous, when all the money dries up and can't ask for another dollar problem

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      1. Did Steve Mnuchin Bribe Kamala Harris?‏ @trayNTP 2 Dec 2012
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        #p2.#tcot.#topprog.#teaparty.#Dems.#GOP.@Reuters Republican John Boehner ~ "political leverage" (aka #politics, as usual) > public service.

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      1. @nvrqt‏ @nvrqt 2 Dec 2012
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        @Reuters well it wasnt actually 'power' til recently & hasnt been used against gop pres yet.

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      1. Mike Palmer‏ @cowboymiketex 2 Dec 2012
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        @Reuters then voters should get rid of the ones that block progress.

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      1. Gavin M.‏ @GEQSense 2 Dec 2012
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        @Reuters: FLASH: Congress is never going to give up the power to use debt ceiling for political leverage - U.S. House Speaker John Boehner

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