WASHINGTON: The Senate's top Republican warned fellow conservatives Wednesday that a potentially catastrophic failure to raise the U.S. debt limit would probably ensure President Barack Obama's re-election next year.
The comments by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell were fresh evidence of deep Republican division on an issue of paramount importance to the United States and its economy.
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