White House rejects latest Republican offer to end shutdown

... $16.7 trillion debt ceiling. Some Republicans see that vote as another opportunity to undercut Obama's healthcare law. Failure to raise the debt limit would force the country to default on its obligations, dealing a blow to the economy and sending ...

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