GOP Leaders Confident They Can Strike Deal With White House to End Debt Crisis

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Fox News:

House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Saturday that they are confident they can reach a deal with the White House to end the debt crisis just days before the nation is unable to pay all of its bills.

At a news conference held just minutes after the GOP-led House defeated a Democratic debt-limit bill, McConnell said he had spoken with President Obama and Vice President Biden in the past hour.

"I'm confident and optimistic that we're going to get an agreement in the very near future and resolve this crisis in the best interest of the American people," he said.

"Our country is not going to default for the first time in history," McConnell said."We now have a level of seriousness with the right people at the table. ....We're going to get a result."

Boehner added he's also confident of an agreement with the White House "to end this impasse."

The news conference was held as Obama met with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi at the White House. After the meeting, Reid threw cold water on Boehner's and McConnell's optimism.

"The question is: are we closer to an agreement? The answer is no," he said.
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A late afternoon roundup here. It seems nobody is happy with what Boehner is offering.