House GOP Eyes Default, Shutdown In Debt Ceiling Battle: Politico

House GOP Ready To Shut It Down
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 13: The U.S. Capitol is reflected in a pool as a new day starts, on January 13, 2013 in Washington, DC. Today a dress rehearsal for President Barack Obama's inaguration is scheduled to take place at the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 13: The U.S. Capitol is reflected in a pool as a new day starts, on January 13, 2013 in Washington, DC. Today a dress rehearsal for President Barack Obama's inaguration is scheduled to take place at the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

House Republicans are seriously entertaining dramatic steps, including default or shutting down the government, to force President Barack Obama to finally cut spending by the end of March.

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