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One option Mr. Obama sharply rejected at the meeting was a short-term debt-limit increase, which Republicans suggested.
Drama Level Rises, but Signs of Movement Carol E. Lee 2011
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Both sides could agree to a short-term debt-limit reprieve of a month or two with some spending cuts that everyone agrees on.
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We're told that in Thursday's White House meeting, Mr. Obama promised to veto any short-term debt-limit deal to give the two sides more time to negotiate.
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Mr. Cantor for the first time told the president he was willing to accept a smaller package of spending cuts and pass a short-term debt-limit extension, which would not last through 2012.
Drama Level Rises, but Signs of Movement Carol E. Lee 2011
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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor R-Va said the President became "agitated" before warning him not to "call my bluff" when Cantor said he would consider a short-term debt-limit hike, something Obama has said doesn't solve the problem.
NY Daily News 2011
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The two sides are deadlocked over Republicans demands for a short-term debt-limit increase that would force President Barack Obama to request further borrowing authority in early 2012.
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Dare him to veto - or the Democratic Senate to block - a short-term debt-limit increase.
Washington Post: Breaking News, World, US, DC News & Analysis Charles Krauthammer 2011
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Obama has repeatedly objected to a short-term debt-limit extension, arguing it would invite the same high-stakes gridlock that threatens the sputtering U.S. recovery and global markets.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Yet suddenly he now rises to champion major long-term debt reduction, scorning any suggestions of a short-term debt-limit deal as can-kicking.
Washington Post: Breaking News, World, US, DC News & Analysis Charles Krauthammer 2011
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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor R-Va. said President Obama told him to not "call my bluff" when Cantor said he would consider a short-term debt-limit increase.
NY Daily News 2011
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