Analyzing Obama and Boehner’s Dueling Speeches

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President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner both addressed the nation last night, explaining where each of their parties stand on the current debate over the debt ceiling. What impact did the speeches have? To help us answer that, we’re joined by  David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for  The New York Times, and appears on  WQXR’s Washington Report.

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