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As a freshman U.S. senator, Republican Pat Toomey punches above his weight in the high-stakes fight over increasing the U.S. debt limit.
To cheers and jeers, Toomey — a Tea Party favorite and Wall Street veteran — dismisses as an exaggeration worries about a short-term U.S. debt default and wants the Constitution changed to require a balanced federal budget.
Toomey’s stance has won over enough Republicans — some 20 in the Senate and more than 100 in the House of Representatives — to create a potential bloc able to sway talks this weekend between President Barack Obama and leaders in Congress…
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