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Barack Obama delays congressional leaders’ meeting to give Senate more time

1 min read 14 Oct 2013, 10:16 PM IST Join us

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White House officials say the postponement should be seen as positive

US President Barack Obama had been due to meet with Senate majority leader Harry Reid, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, House of Representatives speaker John Boehner, and House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi. Photo: AFP

Washington: A meeting between President Barack Obama and congressional leaders to discuss progress toward a deal to re-open the government and raise the US debt ceiling has been postponed to give the Senate more time, the White House said on Monday.

Obama had been due to meet with Senate majority leader Harry Reid, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, House of Representatives speaker John Boehner, and House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi at 3:00 pm EDT/1900 GMT.

“The president’s 3:00 pm meeting with the bipartisan leadership has been postponed to allow leaders in the Senate time to continue making important progress towards a solution that raises the debt limit and reopens the government," the White House said in a statement.

White House officials said the postponement should be seen as positive, but there was no indication that the meeting would be rescheduled for later on Monday. Reuters

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