Politics / Economy Update on debt ceiling talks

Slate is once again keeping        lawmakers to balance the
up with the developments in        budget, Politico reports.
the debate over whether to         That change would further
raise the debt ceiling. House      ensure the bill would be
Speaker John Boehner plans to      doomed in the Senate, but it
go forward with his plan and       nonetheless appears to be
hold a vote sometime this          winning over the conservative
afternoon.                         lawmakers Boehner needs for
After failing to secure the        passage in the House.
needed support last night to       The balanced budget amendment
move his bill, Boehner is at       would not have to be passed
work tweaking the measure to       immediately, but sometime in
include a constitutional           the near future.
amendment that would require       

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