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ProSense

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3. Problem
Fri Dec 21, 2012, 09:52 PM
Dec 2012

"He put to risk a doable deal, alienating Obama"

...the deal wasn't "doable." Not a single Republican would have voted for it.

Boehner would have had to rely on Democrats, who also didn't support the proposal. It also would have put his Speakership in jeopardy.



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