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Debt-Ceiling Talks Reaching the Critical Stage for President Obama and the Democrats

 

Your Black World reports.

The debt-ceiling deadline is fast-approaching, with leadership from both the Democratic and Republican parties bickering over the final arrangements.  The Democrats rejected a Republican proposal to raise the ceiling in a two-step process, but both sides are concerned about a negative reaction in Asian markets if a deal is not reached soon.

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President Obama to meet with Ben Jealous and Marc Morial

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9:30AM Pool Call Time

9:30AM THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT receive the Presidential Daily Briefing
Oval Office

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10:00AM THE PRESIDENT meets with senior advisors

Oval Office

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12:30PM THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT meet for lunch

Private Dining Room

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1:45PM THE PRESIDENT meets with General Cartwright

Oval Office

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2:05PM THE PRESIDENT meets with Marc Morial, President of the National Urban League (NUL), and Ben Jealous, President of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

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2:30PM THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT meet with Secretary of Treasury Geithner

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New Book Says Barack’s Father Thought about Putting Him Up for Adoption

 

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