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Boehner: House must raise debt limit by Wednesday

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Speaker John Boehner told a closed House Republican meeting Friday morning that the chamber needs to pass legislation to lift the nation’s debt ceiling by Wednesday.

A day after breathless reports that a deal was done, the Ohio Republican jokingly told his conference that he had a deal.