It was supposed to happen Wednesday, then again on Thursday. It was supposed to be a squeaker, and potentially a viable measure to avoid default. But in the end there was no suspense, and the vote was mostly ceremonial. Early Friday evening, House Republicans passed legislation to raise the national debt limit — their final symbolic gesture in a partisan debate that has raged for months and seen the GOP bring the country to the brink of economic collapse.
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