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Pengetahuan dan Pengalaman on Wednesday, July 13, 2011
As seen on twitter:
at Eric Cantors request, tomorrow's meeting at the White House will break at 11AM for chocolate milk and naps.
For a complete rundown of what's happened so far, this
article is tops. Here's what went on today:
As negotiations continue over raising the nation's debt ceiling to avoid any potential default on America's fiscal obligations, the daily meetings at the White House on the subject have been getting more tense, people familiar with the negotiations tell CBS News.
Wednesday's meeting was the most tense meeting of the week, a GOP aide told CBS News. In fact, the president ended the meeting by abruptly leaving the room.
A White House official, however, told reporters that President Obama did not actually storm out of the room.
Instead, Obama reportedly gave an impassioned statement to the congressional leaders at the end of the meeting, saying "enough's enough" with respect to delay and refusal to compromise.
The president reportedly told the group, "I've been very patient" and that he wants agreement now. The official said the president ended his statement, stood up and headed back to his office. CBS