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Article posted: 1/22/2013 8:35 PM

GOP moves to delay debt-ceiling showdown 3 months

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Speaker of the House John Boehner and the House GOP leadership speak to reporters after a closed-door meeting on avoiding a potential debt crisis, at the Capitol on Tuesday.

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Seeking to regain their budget footing versus President Barack Obama, Republicans controlling the House are moving quickly to try to defuse a potential debt crisis with legislation to prevent a first-ever U.S. default for at least three months.