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http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/11/politics/house-gop-debt-ceiling/
Washington (CNN) -- House Speaker John Boehner appeared to acknowledge political reality Tuesday, confirming he would drop efforts to link other issues to the need to raise the federal borrowing limit by the end of February.
The issue had threatened more congressional gridlock, with President Barack Obama and Democrats rejecting any negotiations over the need to increase the debt ceiling.