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First Read: Democrats in retreat? Senate Democrats pledge opposition to Boehner plan but they’ve conceded ground in the debt fight throughout the process. House voting on GOP bill â€" key step in fight As Thursday's crucial vote neared, Republican leaders convinced a growing number of their fractious rank and file to support a House plan to stave off an unprecedented government default. Benefit recipient? Disruptions may be coming If the government reaches its borrowing limit, it would be forced to make a 40 percent cut in outlays â€" or a 50 percent cut in non-interest spending, assuming interest payments continue to be made. Pataki says he’s ‘considering’ White House run Former New York Gov. George Pataki told reporters “I will be very involved in some way, whether it's as a candidate or supporting another candidate or some other capacity." N.J. Gov. Christie hospitalized New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was hospitalized with “difficulty breathing,” his office confirms to WNBC’s Brian Thompson. Copyright 2011 msnbc.com RSS URL: http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032552/device/rss/rss.xml

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