WASHINGTON - JULY 30: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (R) speaks as Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) (L) looks on during a news conference on the debt ceiling negotiation July 30, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. McConnell told the press at the news conference that he had talked to President Barack Obama and he's confident that an agreement can be reached very soon. The House rejected U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid's (D-NV) proposed debt ceiling bill one day after the Senate rejected Boehner's plan. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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