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Thu, 2011-07-21 00:23
White House spokesman Jay Carney says the meeting will take place shortly before 3 p.m. EDT (2000 GMT). When asked why Obama was not meeting with Republicans, Carney would only say there were no other meetings to announce.
Wednesday’s meeting comes as a new bipartisan budget plan is emerging in the Senate. The “Gang of Six” plan would slash the deficit by almost $4 trillion over a decade through a mix of spending cuts and new tax revenues. Obama has praised the plan.
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