Rep. Paul Ryan whines about Gingrich calling his Budget ‘Right Wing Social Engineering"
May 16, 2011 No CommentNewt Gingrich came down hard on Paul Ryan’s plans to destroy the way we know Medicare on Meet The Press: “Do you think Republicans ought to buck the public opposition and really move forward to completely change Medicare, turn it into a voucher program where you give seniors some premium support so that they can go out and buy private insurance?” NBC’s David Gregory asked Gingrich on Meet the Press . “I don’t think right-wing social engineering is any more desirable than left-wing social engineering,” Gingrich said. “I don’t think imposing radical change from the right or the left is a very good way for free society to operate. I think we need a national conversation to get to a better Medicare system with more choices for seniors, but there are specific things you can do.” “But not what Paul Ryan is suggesting, completely change Medicare?” Gregory wondered. “I think that is too big a jump. I think you want to have a system where people voluntarily migrate to better outcomes, better solutions, better options, not one where you suddenly impose upon the — I’m against Obamacare, which is imposing radical change, and I would be against a conservative imposing radical change,” Gingrich replied. Ouch, that’s harsh coming from a Republican. What Gingrich has done now is put the pressure on all GOP 2012 Presidential candidates to be forced to answer for Ryan’s Budget plan that the House passed with flying colors and I doubt many Republicans like that very much. And the Republican whiz kid from Wisconsin isn’t happy about Gingrich’s comments either: Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) took a swipe Monday at Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich after the former House Speaker criticized his proposed Medicare reforms. “With allies like that, who needs the left?” Ryan told guest host Raymond Arroyo on conservative talker Laura Ingraham’s radio show. Trying to walk back statements calling Ryan’s ideas “social engineering is basically impossible, but Newt is trying: Gingrich on Monday acknowledged that he “may have been too dramatic” in describing Ryan’s plan as social engineering, but renewed his warnings to Republican to tread lightly on Medicare, which polls suggest voters do not want to change. Gingrich prepared well for his MTP appearance so it wasn’t an off-hand remark. You know he thought long and hard on how he would try to get seniors on his side after Ryan has stirred up a lot of resentment from the older community after releasing his lunatic budget proposals that include destroying Medicare and Medicaid. Byron York accesses the damage Newt has caused: On his radio program Monday morning, former Education Secretary Bill Bennett, who knows Gingrich well but is also close to Ryan, reacted angrily to Gingrich’s remarks. Referring to Ryan’s Medicare plan as “right-wing social engineering” is, Bennett said, “an unforgivable mistake, in my judgment.” Bennett went on to say that Gingrich “has taken himself out of serious consideration for the [2012] race.” — Gingrich’s remarks rankled for three reasons. One, they hurt the Republican plan. Two, they were particularly disdainful; Gingrich didn’t just said that he disagreed with Ryan, he referred to Ryan’s plan as “right-wing social engineering.” And three, they contradicted what Gingrich himself has said about Ryan’s budget. To make that last point, Bennett played a clip of an interview he conducted with Gingrich on April 5, barely more than a month ago. At that time, Gingrich was full of praise for the Ryan budget. “Paul Ryan has stepped up to the plate,” Gingrich said. “This is a very, very serious budget and I think rivals with [what] John Kasich did as budget chairman in getting to a balanced budget in the 1990s, just for the scale and courage involved…” The NRO says that Gingrich made Mitt Romney look good, but we know that’s a very big overstatement. When will Rush Limbaugh demand Newt to bow down to his alter and apologize for his transgression? UPDATE: NPR: Newt Gingrich Becomes Democrats’ Weapon Against GOP Medicare Plan Who knew Newt Gingrich would enter the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination and immediately become the Democrats’ not-so-secret weapon against the House GOP’s Medicare proposal?.. .read on
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Kenya mourns ‘running phenomenon’ amid mystery surrounding final moments and rumours of domestic dispute Kenyans are coming to terms with the loss of the country’s “running phenomenon”, Sammy Wanjiru, who fell to his death from a balcony at his home, as police attempt to piece together the mystery of his final moments and reports of an argument with his wife. One police official said the 24-year-old killed himself, while another said he jumped to stop his wife from leaving the house after she caught him with another woman. Wanjiru’s agent said he was “100% certain” the athlete, one of Africa’s brightest sporting talents, did not kill himself. Wanjiru became the first Kenyan to win an Olympic marathon in Beijing in 2008, finishing in a Games record of 2hr 6min 32sec. Local media reports said relatives found Wanjiru lying on the concrete floor of his home in Nyahururu in Kenya’s Rift Valley and bleeding through the mouth and ears. Police said he suffered internal injuries and was confirmed dead by doctors at a nearby hospital. Eric Kiraithe, Kenya’s national police spokesman, said: “The fact of the matter is that Wanjiru committed suicide.” The police commissioner Mathew Iteere also said initial reports indicated Wanjiru killed himself, but a local official offered a different account. Jasper Ombati, the regional police chief, said Wanjiru returned home with the woman at 11.30pm after a drinking spree. “When his wife came home and found them she inquired who the lady was. They got into an argument. His wife locked them in the bedroom and ran off,” he said. “He then jumped from the bedroom balcony. He is not here to tell us what he was thinking when he jumped. “We do not suspect foul play. In our estimation we think he wanted to stop his wife from leaving the compound.” In response to questions about how a fit young man could be killed by a fall from a first-floor balcony, Ombati said the balcony was between 4 metres and 6 metres high and Wanjiru landed on a hard surface. “His head was intact but there may have been internal injuries which only a postmortem can reveal,” he said. Wanjiru’s agent, Federico Rosa, told CNN World Sport he was “100% certain” it was not suicide. “I talked to him yesterday, he seemed very relaxed, happy and everything was cool. They said it looks like he might have jumped in a certain way but it was because he had slipped and hit his head.” Wanjiru’s wife, Triza Njeri, and another female recorded police statements in Nyahururu and were later released. Wanjiru’s death is being seen in Africa as a parable of how sudden wealth can become a curse for the ill-prepared. Last December, he was charged with wounding his security guard with an AK-47 assault rifle and threatening to kill his wife and maid. Njeri later withdrew her accusation of attempted murder in court, saying the couple had been reconciled. But Wanjiru was due to appear in court on 23 May on the charge of illegal possession of a firearm. Residents of Nyahururu said Wanjiru had recently started to drink heavily, was stressed by personal problems and rumoured to be seeing other women. Capital FM Kenya reported that a 25-year-old claiming to be Wanjiru’s second wife was five months pregnant. Wanjiru was from modest origins and seemed unable to handle the financial rewards of success. Jos Hermens, a respected manager of long distance athletes said: “It is incredibly sad. An Olympic champion at 21, he was poised to become the world-record holder in the marathon. He could not deal with all the luxury. It all went too fast, too much money. “You could not say anything bad about him. He just could not deal with it all. He was a lion of a man, and he departed us in much the same way.” Wanjiru moved to Japan aged 15 and marked himself out as a major talent, breaking the world half-marathon record in Rotterdam in 2005 aged only 18. In 2009 he set a then course record at the London Marathon and became the fastest marathon runner ever on American soil in Chicago that October. Kenya’s prime minister, Raila Odinga, said Wanjiru was “steadily developing into our country’s running phenomenon.” He called the death “a big blow to our dreams.” The Ethiopian marathon veteran Haile Gebrselassie, a two-time Olympic champion and world record holder, said he was “totally shocked” by the news. “My thoughts are with his family and all his friends and colleagues,” he said. “Of course one wonders if we as an athletics family could have avoided this tragedy.” Sammy Wanjiru Kenya Africa David Smith guardian.co.uk
Continue reading …Kenya mourns ‘running phenomenon’ amid mystery surrounding final moments and rumours of domestic dispute Kenyans are coming to terms with the loss of the country’s “running phenomenon”, Sammy Wanjiru, who fell to his death from a balcony at his home, as police attempt to piece together the mystery of his final moments and reports of an argument with his wife. One police official said the 24-year-old killed himself, while another said he jumped to stop his wife from leaving the house after she caught him with another woman. Wanjiru’s agent said he was “100% certain” the athlete, one of Africa’s brightest sporting talents, did not kill himself. Wanjiru became the first Kenyan to win an Olympic marathon in Beijing in 2008, finishing in a Games record of 2hr 6min 32sec. Local media reports said relatives found Wanjiru lying on the concrete floor of his home in Nyahururu in Kenya’s Rift Valley and bleeding through the mouth and ears. Police said he suffered internal injuries and was confirmed dead by doctors at a nearby hospital. Eric Kiraithe, Kenya’s national police spokesman, said: “The fact of the matter is that Wanjiru committed suicide.” The police commissioner Mathew Iteere also said initial reports indicated Wanjiru killed himself, but a local official offered a different account. Jasper Ombati, the regional police chief, said Wanjiru returned home with the woman at 11.30pm after a drinking spree. “When his wife came home and found them she inquired who the lady was. They got into an argument. His wife locked them in the bedroom and ran off,” he said. “He then jumped from the bedroom balcony. He is not here to tell us what he was thinking when he jumped. “We do not suspect foul play. In our estimation we think he wanted to stop his wife from leaving the compound.” In response to questions about how a fit young man could be killed by a fall from a first-floor balcony, Ombati said the balcony was between 4 metres and 6 metres high and Wanjiru landed on a hard surface. “His head was intact but there may have been internal injuries which only a postmortem can reveal,” he said. Wanjiru’s agent, Federico Rosa, told CNN World Sport he was “100% certain” it was not suicide. “I talked to him yesterday, he seemed very relaxed, happy and everything was cool. They said it looks like he might have jumped in a certain way but it was because he had slipped and hit his head.” Wanjiru’s wife, Triza Njeri, and another female recorded police statements in Nyahururu and were later released. Wanjiru’s death is being seen in Africa as a parable of how sudden wealth can become a curse for the ill-prepared. Last December, he was charged with wounding his security guard with an AK-47 assault rifle and threatening to kill his wife and maid. Njeri later withdrew her accusation of attempted murder in court, saying the couple had been reconciled. But Wanjiru was due to appear in court on 23 May on the charge of illegal possession of a firearm. Residents of Nyahururu said Wanjiru had recently started to drink heavily, was stressed by personal problems and rumoured to be seeing other women. Capital FM Kenya reported that a 25-year-old claiming to be Wanjiru’s second wife was five months pregnant. Wanjiru was from modest origins and seemed unable to handle the financial rewards of success. Jos Hermens, a respected manager of long distance athletes said: “It is incredibly sad. An Olympic champion at 21, he was poised to become the world-record holder in the marathon. He could not deal with all the luxury. It all went too fast, too much money. “You could not say anything bad about him. He just could not deal with it all. He was a lion of a man, and he departed us in much the same way.” Wanjiru moved to Japan aged 15 and marked himself out as a major talent, breaking the world half-marathon record in Rotterdam in 2005 aged only 18. In 2009 he set a then course record at the London Marathon and became the fastest marathon runner ever on American soil in Chicago that October. Kenya’s prime minister, Raila Odinga, said Wanjiru was “steadily developing into our country’s running phenomenon.” He called the death “a big blow to our dreams.” The Ethiopian marathon veteran Haile Gebrselassie, a two-time Olympic champion and world record holder, said he was “totally shocked” by the news. “My thoughts are with his family and all his friends and colleagues,” he said. “Of course one wonders if we as an athletics family could have avoided this tragedy.” Sammy Wanjiru Kenya Africa David Smith guardian.co.uk
Continue reading …Kenya mourns ‘running phenomenon’ amid mystery surrounding final moments and rumours of domestic dispute Kenyans are coming to terms with the loss of the country’s “running phenomenon”, Sammy Wanjiru, who fell to his death from a balcony at his home, as police attempt to piece together the mystery of his final moments and reports of an argument with his wife. One police official said the 24-year-old killed himself, while another said he jumped to stop his wife from leaving the house after she caught him with another woman. Wanjiru’s agent said he was “100% certain” the athlete, one of Africa’s brightest sporting talents, did not kill himself. Wanjiru became the first Kenyan to win an Olympic marathon in Beijing in 2008, finishing in a Games record of 2hr 6min 32sec. Local media reports said relatives found Wanjiru lying on the concrete floor of his home in Nyahururu in Kenya’s Rift Valley and bleeding through the mouth and ears. Police said he suffered internal injuries and was confirmed dead by doctors at a nearby hospital. Eric Kiraithe, Kenya’s national police spokesman, said: “The fact of the matter is that Wanjiru committed suicide.” The police commissioner Mathew Iteere also said initial reports indicated Wanjiru killed himself, but a local official offered a different account. Jasper Ombati, the regional police chief, said Wanjiru returned home with the woman at 11.30pm after a drinking spree. “When his wife came home and found them she inquired who the lady was. They got into an argument. His wife locked them in the bedroom and ran off,” he said. “He then jumped from the bedroom balcony. He is not here to tell us what he was thinking when he jumped. “We do not suspect foul play. In our estimation we think he wanted to stop his wife from leaving the compound.” In response to questions about how a fit young man could be killed by a fall from a first-floor balcony, Ombati said the balcony was between 4 metres and 6 metres high and Wanjiru landed on a hard surface. “His head was intact but there may have been internal injuries which only a postmortem can reveal,” he said. Wanjiru’s agent, Federico Rosa, told CNN World Sport he was “100% certain” it was not suicide. “I talked to him yesterday, he seemed very relaxed, happy and everything was cool. They said it looks like he might have jumped in a certain way but it was because he had slipped and hit his head.” Wanjiru’s wife, Triza Njeri, and another female recorded police statements in Nyahururu and were later released. Wanjiru’s death is being seen in Africa as a parable of how sudden wealth can become a curse for the ill-prepared. Last December, he was charged with wounding his security guard with an AK-47 assault rifle and threatening to kill his wife and maid. Njeri later withdrew her accusation of attempted murder in court, saying the couple had been reconciled. But Wanjiru was due to appear in court on 23 May on the charge of illegal possession of a firearm. Residents of Nyahururu said Wanjiru had recently started to drink heavily, was stressed by personal problems and rumoured to be seeing other women. Capital FM Kenya reported that a 25-year-old claiming to be Wanjiru’s second wife was five months pregnant. Wanjiru was from modest origins and seemed unable to handle the financial rewards of success. Jos Hermens, a respected manager of long distance athletes said: “It is incredibly sad. An Olympic champion at 21, he was poised to become the world-record holder in the marathon. He could not deal with all the luxury. It all went too fast, too much money. “You could not say anything bad about him. He just could not deal with it all. He was a lion of a man, and he departed us in much the same way.” Wanjiru moved to Japan aged 15 and marked himself out as a major talent, breaking the world half-marathon record in Rotterdam in 2005 aged only 18. In 2009 he set a then course record at the London Marathon and became the fastest marathon runner ever on American soil in Chicago that October. Kenya’s prime minister, Raila Odinga, said Wanjiru was “steadily developing into our country’s running phenomenon.” He called the death “a big blow to our dreams.” The Ethiopian marathon veteran Haile Gebrselassie, a two-time Olympic champion and world record holder, said he was “totally shocked” by the news. “My thoughts are with his family and all his friends and colleagues,” he said. “Of course one wonders if we as an athletics family could have avoided this tragedy.” Sammy Wanjiru Kenya Africa David Smith guardian.co.uk
Continue reading …Kenya mourns ‘running phenomenon’ amid mystery surrounding final moments and rumours of domestic dispute Kenyans are coming to terms with the loss of the country’s “running phenomenon”, Sammy Wanjiru, who fell to his death from a balcony at his home, as police attempt to piece together the mystery of his final moments and reports of an argument with his wife. One police official said the 24-year-old killed himself, while another said he jumped to stop his wife from leaving the house after she caught him with another woman. Wanjiru’s agent said he was “100% certain” the athlete, one of Africa’s brightest sporting talents, did not kill himself. Wanjiru became the first Kenyan to win an Olympic marathon in Beijing in 2008, finishing in a Games record of 2hr 6min 32sec. Local media reports said relatives found Wanjiru lying on the concrete floor of his home in Nyahururu in Kenya’s Rift Valley and bleeding through the mouth and ears. Police said he suffered internal injuries and was confirmed dead by doctors at a nearby hospital. Eric Kiraithe, Kenya’s national police spokesman, said: “The fact of the matter is that Wanjiru committed suicide.” The police commissioner Mathew Iteere also said initial reports indicated Wanjiru killed himself, but a local official offered a different account. Jasper Ombati, the regional police chief, said Wanjiru returned home with the woman at 11.30pm after a drinking spree. “When his wife came home and found them she inquired who the lady was. They got into an argument. His wife locked them in the bedroom and ran off,” he said. “He then jumped from the bedroom balcony. He is not here to tell us what he was thinking when he jumped. “We do not suspect foul play. In our estimation we think he wanted to stop his wife from leaving the compound.” In response to questions about how a fit young man could be killed by a fall from a first-floor balcony, Ombati said the balcony was between 4 metres and 6 metres high and Wanjiru landed on a hard surface. “His head was intact but there may have been internal injuries which only a postmortem can reveal,” he said. Wanjiru’s agent, Federico Rosa, told CNN World Sport he was “100% certain” it was not suicide. “I talked to him yesterday, he seemed very relaxed, happy and everything was cool. They said it looks like he might have jumped in a certain way but it was because he had slipped and hit his head.” Wanjiru’s wife, Triza Njeri, and another female recorded police statements in Nyahururu and were later released. Wanjiru’s death is being seen in Africa as a parable of how sudden wealth can become a curse for the ill-prepared. Last December, he was charged with wounding his security guard with an AK-47 assault rifle and threatening to kill his wife and maid. Njeri later withdrew her accusation of attempted murder in court, saying the couple had been reconciled. But Wanjiru was due to appear in court on 23 May on the charge of illegal possession of a firearm. Residents of Nyahururu said Wanjiru had recently started to drink heavily, was stressed by personal problems and rumoured to be seeing other women. Capital FM Kenya reported that a 25-year-old claiming to be Wanjiru’s second wife was five months pregnant. Wanjiru was from modest origins and seemed unable to handle the financial rewards of success. Jos Hermens, a respected manager of long distance athletes said: “It is incredibly sad. An Olympic champion at 21, he was poised to become the world-record holder in the marathon. He could not deal with all the luxury. It all went too fast, too much money. “You could not say anything bad about him. He just could not deal with it all. He was a lion of a man, and he departed us in much the same way.” Wanjiru moved to Japan aged 15 and marked himself out as a major talent, breaking the world half-marathon record in Rotterdam in 2005 aged only 18. In 2009 he set a then course record at the London Marathon and became the fastest marathon runner ever on American soil in Chicago that October. Kenya’s prime minister, Raila Odinga, said Wanjiru was “steadily developing into our country’s running phenomenon.” He called the death “a big blow to our dreams.” The Ethiopian marathon veteran Haile Gebrselassie, a two-time Olympic champion and world record holder, said he was “totally shocked” by the news. “My thoughts are with his family and all his friends and colleagues,” he said. “Of course one wonders if we as an athletics family could have avoided this tragedy.” Sammy Wanjiru Kenya Africa David Smith guardian.co.uk
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crossposted on Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters Several of my blogging compadres were on the scene as the National Organization for Marriage teamed up with NY legislator Ruben Diaz in a march to supposedly “save marriage” from us “evil lgbts.” But based on what NOM president, Brian Brown, said at the rally, folks need to ask just who is evil – lgbts wanting to be able to declare love for each other… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Pam’s House Blend Discovery Date : 16/05/2011 13:37 Number of articles : 3
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crossposted on Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters Several of my blogging compadres were on the scene as the National Organization for Marriage teamed up with NY legislator Ruben Diaz in a march to supposedly “save marriage” from us “evil lgbts.” But based on what NOM president, Brian Brown, said at the rally, folks need to ask just who is evil – lgbts wanting to be able to declare love for each other… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Pam’s House Blend Discovery Date : 16/05/2011 13:37 Number of articles : 3
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WASHINGTON — One day before the federal government is scheduled to reach its debt limit, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said he is ready to make a deal to raise the debt ceiling and that Congress does not have to wait until the “eleventh hour” to do so. In an appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation” Sunday, Boehner conceded that Congress will need to eventually raise the debt ceiling, which currently stands at $14.29 trillion. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner wrote in a letter to Congress earlier this month that the nation will reach its debt limit on May 16, but can rely on “extraordinary measures” to prevent from defaulting on its loans until August. Geithner wrote that default by the U.S. “would have a catastrophic economic impact that would be felt by every American,” and other economists have said that failing to raise the debt ceiling would have a disastrous effect on the markets. Despite these warnings, many members of Congress have said that they will not vote for a bill that raises the debt ceiling unless it is paired with other efforts to get the nation’s deficit under control, such as major spending cuts or changes to entitlement programs. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) reiterated on Sunday that he sees the pending debt limit deadline as a “great opportunity” to talk about spending. McConnell has said he will vote against any debt-limit deal if it does not include long-term cuts to entitlment programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. “Rather than thinking of this as a crisis, I think of this as an opportunity to come together,” he said on CNN’s “State of the Union,” adding that he would not support tax increases as part of the deal. Boehner has also ruled out tax increases as part of a deal for grappling with the long-term deficit, despite appeals by Democrats to use revenue-increasing measures to avoid some program cuts. On “Face the Nation,” Boehner invited President Barack Obama to join him in tackling entitlement spending, alluding to the House GOP budget that made major cuts to Medicare. “Let’s lock arms and we’ll jump out of the boat together,” Boehner said. Boehner said last week he wants the debt-ceiling deal to include trillions of dollars in cuts, equal to the amount the debt ceiling will be raised, but he has been mum on his proposed timeline for those changes. Still, he said it will be necessary to raise the debt limit, despite criticisms from other GOP politicians that raising the debt ceiling will enable more unnecessary spending. South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, for instance, said on Sunday she opposes any increase to the debt limit, telling ABC’s “This Week” that Congress should “absolutely not” raise the ceiling. “I think it is necessary, but I understand the doubts,” Boehner said. “At some point it’s clear to me that we have to raise the debt ceiling.”
Continue reading …WASHINGTON — One day before the federal government is scheduled to reach its debt limit, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said he is ready to make a deal to raise the debt ceiling and that Congress does not have to wait until the “eleventh hour” to do so. In an appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation” Sunday, Boehner conceded that Congress will need to eventually raise the debt ceiling, which currently stands at $14.29 trillion. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner wrote in a letter to Congress earlier this month that the nation will reach its debt limit on May 16, but can rely on “extraordinary measures” to prevent from defaulting on its loans until August. Geithner wrote that default by the U.S. “would have a catastrophic economic impact that would be felt by every American,” and other economists have said that failing to raise the debt ceiling would have a disastrous effect on the markets. Despite these warnings, many members of Congress have said that they will not vote for a bill that raises the debt ceiling unless it is paired with other efforts to get the nation’s deficit under control, such as major spending cuts or changes to entitlement programs. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) reiterated on Sunday that he sees the pending debt limit deadline as a “great opportunity” to talk about spending. McConnell has said he will vote against any debt-limit deal if it does not include long-term cuts to entitlment programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. “Rather than thinking of this as a crisis, I think of this as an opportunity to come together,” he said on CNN’s “State of the Union,” adding that he would not support tax increases as part of the deal. Boehner has also ruled out tax increases as part of a deal for grappling with the long-term deficit, despite appeals by Democrats to use revenue-increasing measures to avoid some program cuts. On “Face the Nation,” Boehner invited President Barack Obama to join him in tackling entitlement spending, alluding to the House GOP budget that made major cuts to Medicare. “Let’s lock arms and we’ll jump out of the boat together,” Boehner said. Boehner said last week he wants the debt-ceiling deal to include trillions of dollars in cuts, equal to the amount the debt ceiling will be raised, but he has been mum on his proposed timeline for those changes. Still, he said it will be necessary to raise the debt limit, despite criticisms from other GOP politicians that raising the debt ceiling will enable more unnecessary spending. South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, for instance, said on Sunday she opposes any increase to the debt limit, telling ABC’s “This Week” that Congress should “absolutely not” raise the ceiling. “I think it is necessary, but I understand the doubts,” Boehner said. “At some point it’s clear to me that we have to raise the debt ceiling.”
Continue reading …The federal government is slated to hit the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling today, boosting pressure on the White House to reach a deal with House Republicans to raise that limit. Obama administration official are argue that failing to raise the ceiling will plunge the nation back into recession, reports…
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