Boehner’s Grip on Fractured Party Slips Amid Compromise Test
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The same forces that brought John Boehner to power as speaker of the U.S. House are now the ones that weaken him.
For all the unity within the House Republican majority that he forged this year to thwart President Barack Obama’s agenda, Boehner was unable yesterday to amass the votes to pass his plan to cut the federal deficit and raise the debt ceiling.