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Obama expected to press for bigger deal on debt with leaders

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President Obama is expected to press congressional leaders at a White House meeting on Thursday to double down and push for a much larger deficit-reduction package than initially anticipated.

The move from Obama comes after a secret meeting the president held last weekend with Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), as well as new signs of flexibility from Republicans on including new revenues as part of a package to reduce the deficit.