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Obama, Republicans duke it out in public while advancing debt deal in private

A $4 trillion “grand bargain” sounded nice but faced a revolt from both parties. Howard Kurtz on the gap between Washington’s public optimism and backstage knife fight.

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Howard Kurtz
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Howard Kurtz

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