Published November 17, 2012, 12:00 AM
Column: Obama's message - ante up
WASHINGTON — As the debt ceiling loomed last year, President Obama believed Republicans had him over a barrel. They had won the midterm election. More important, calling the GOP’s bluff seemed too big a bet: Defaulting on the debt risked plunging the global financial system into chaos.By: Ruth Marcus, Worthington Daily Globe
