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President Barack Obama has invited congressional leaders to the White House on Wednesday to discuss the need to reopen the government and raise the federal debt ceiling, according to the White House and a spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner.

The Boehner spokesman, Brendan Buck, confirmed the meeting was set for 5:30 p.m. ET.

"We're pleased the president finally recognizes that his refusal to negotiate is indefensible," Buck said. "It's unclear why we'd be having this meeting if it's not meant to be a start to serious talks between the two parties."

The meeting comes on the second day of a government shutdown caused by a stalemate triggered when House Republicans insisted on adding provisions to dismantle or delay Obamacare to a short-term spending measure needed to fund the government in the new fiscal year that started on Tuesday.

A White House official said Obama's message will be for Congress to pass a "Clean" Funding bill and debt c eiling measure. Ref. CNN

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Speaking at a live news conference, President Obama says he told House Speaker John Boehner he's willing to negotiate with Republicans on their priorities, but not until the threat government shutdown and default have been removed. Ref. USAToday

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President Obama was taking emergency steps Wednesday to restore death benefits for military families that have been delayed because of the ongoing government shutdown. The House voted 425-0 to restore the death benefits, but prospects for the same action in the Senate remained unclear. Ref. USAToday

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Cooler Heads

President Obama "Is happy that cooler heads at least seem to be prevailing in the House" Over raising the debt limit, White House spokesman Jay Carney said today when asked about a GOP proposal for a short-term increase in the federal borrowing limit.

Carney said he wouldn't be unable to say whether the president would sign the measure if it passes Congress until he gets more details about it. Ref. CNN

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The House has approved legislation already passed by the Senate to reopen the government and raise the federal debt limit.

President Barack Obama said Wednesday night before the vote that if it passed he would "Sign it immediately. We'll begin reopening our government immediately." Ref. CNN

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The government shutdown and threat of U.S. Default on its debt "Inflicted completely unnecessary damage (To) our economy," President Obama said today. He added it slowed the economy's growth and set back employers' plans to hire. "Just the threat of default ... Increased our borrowing costs, which adds to our deficit."

"We'll bounce back from this," The president said. "America is the bedrock of the global economy for a reason ... Because we keep our word and we (Meet ) our obligations." Ref. CNN

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Fifty-four percent say it's a bad thing that the GOP controls the House of Representatives, up 11 points from last December, according to a new CNN/ORC International poll conducted after the end of the 16-day partial government shutdown -- the first time since the Republicans won back control of the House in the 2010 elections that a majority say their control of the chamber is bad for the country.

The poll also found that 63% of Americans think that Speaker of the House John Boehner should be replaced, a view shared by roughly half of all Republicans.

By a 44%-31% margin, people say they have more confidence in President Barack Obama rather than the GOP in Congress to deal with the major issues facing the country today. But 21% say they don't have confidence in either side. Ref. CNN

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The President Who Has Done the Most Damage
By Dennis Prager

But I have never written or broadcast that our country was being seriously damaged by a president. So it is with great sadness that I write that President Barack Obama has done and continues to do major damage to America. The only question is whether this can ever be undone. Ref. Source 7