On Wednesday P resident Obama huddled with Senate Democrats to talk about the coming debate over raising the debt ceiling and the larger fight over federal spending. Today Obama sits down with Senate Republicans in what, almost certainly, will be a more contentious gathering. Below is our look at five GOP senators to watch both in today’s meeting and the broader debt debate. (Missed our look at the five Democratic Senators to watch? Check it out here .) Read full article > >

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Five Republican Senators to watch in Obama debt meeting

The coach bus lurches against the curb of Dupont Circle during rush hour Friday and, instantly, invisible lines are drawn. Insiders here. Outsiders there. A swarm of publicists and rent-a-cops defends this battlement with raised voices and outstretched palms against Washington, which is walking home from work. Washington has seen the scrum at the front entrance of the Washington Club, and Washington has stopped to check it out.

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