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CBO says Boehner plan falls short;
leaders vow to re-work plan

House Speaker John Boehner's debt-limit plan was dealt a potentially debilitating setback Tuesday when the Congressional Budget Office reported on the eve of the House vote that the measure would save only about $840 billion over the next decade -- far less than the $1.2 trillion advertised. [more]

we're not economic illiterates. we just have to use numbers they'll buy. let's try picking them out of a new hat....