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Conservative revolt casts doubt on House GOP plan

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House Speaker John Boehner, right, and Republican Conference Chairman Rep. Jeb Hensarling of Texas, center, listen as House Majority Leader Eric Cantor speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill Tuesday.

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Conservative Republicans on Tuesday balked at House GOP leaders’ pleas to stop whining and back their plan to slash spending and increase the nation’s borrowing authority, jeopardizing the party’s suggested path out of the debt crisis.