- Geithner’s exit floated. He says he’s sticking around “for the foreseeable future,” which means little.
- The White House now says it wants a debt ceiling deal done by July 22.
- Raising the specter of the 14th Amendment, and implicitly the constitutionality of the debt ceiling, has its place in the debate.
- An impasse over revenue shutters Minnesota’s government.
- David Ignatius files from Khost, Afghanistan.
- Romney’s not consistent in saying Obama made the recession “worse.”
- A closer look at whether Bachmann’s strength is a boon for the Romney.
- Huntsman’s campaign has taken in $4.1 million since his announcement last week, roughly half of which came from the candidate himself.
- And all bets are off: Thaddeus McCotter is running for President.
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