Source:  George E. Condon, Jr., NATIONAL JOURNAL, /16/11
 

President Obama on Friday expressed optimism that a breakthrough is possible this weekend on the stalled debt talks. But, he declared, “we’re running out of time,” and he warned Republicans in Congress that they are out of step with their own party’s voters when they oppose efforts to raise the federal debt ceiling and chart a path toward reduced deficits.

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