President Barack Obama, left, speaks about the debt limit in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
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published Tuesday, January 15th, 2013
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WASHINGTON — Reiterating a threat he first issued in the summer of 2011, President Barack Obama on Monday warned Republicans that older Americans might not get their Social Security checks and veterans won’t get timely benefits if Congress fails to increase the government’s borrowing authority.







