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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

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