WASHINGTON — The White House threatened Tuesday to veto emergency House legislation that aims to avert a threatened national default, a pre-emptive strike issued as Republican Speaker John Boehner labored to line up enough votes in his own party to pass the measure.
White House threatens to veto Boehner's debt-ceiling plan
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 | 8:28 p.m. CDT
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