COLLAPSE: Boehner Pulls Debt Limit Bill Again, With Days Left Before Default

COLLAPSE: Boehner Pulls Debt Limit Bill Again, With Days Left Before Default: "What was originally described as a brief snafu has turned into a stunning rebuke of House Republican leaders, who were unable Thursday to round up the minimum number of votes to pass Speaker John Boehner's debt limit bill.

The vote, originally scheduled for 6 p.m., was delayed at the last minute, when Boehner and his leadership team finally faced the harsh reality: despite a swing of momentum in their direction over the previous 24 hours, they didn't have the votes. And with no Democrats there to help them, they needed 217 Republicans to be on board. They were not..."