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<p>I'm a helpful chap. Obama's been caught in his own personal "Read My Lips, No New Taxes" moment. He said, "If you like your health care plan, you can keep it. Period."</p> <p>Well, that wasn't true. So now he's changing the lie, saying, "You can keep your plan, if the plan didn't change since the law was passed."</p>

Obama: Republicans Using 'Extortion' On Debt Limit Mr Obama attacked the Republicans for "hanging the threats of a shutdown or economic chaos over the heads of the American people" US President Obama has said he is willing to hold budget talks with Republicans, but not until they agree to lift "threats" against the economy. Mr Obama likened Republicans using a looming debt limit deadline of 17 October for political leverage to political "extortion". Republican leaders on Tuesday reiterated calls for Mr Obama to open negotiations. The US government shut down last week when Congress failed to agree a budget. At...