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FILE – In this March 13, 2013 file photo the House Speaker, Republican John Boehner of Ohio, talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington after a closed-door meeting with President Barack Obama to discuss the budget. On Sunday, March 17, 2013, Boehner said he "absolutely" trusts Obama, not that they don't have their differences. He told ABC's "This Week" that the two have a good relationship and that they're "open with each other ... honest with each other." But they're trying to bridge some big differences, he said. One issue on which they agree: The U.S. doesn't have an immediate crisis in terms of debt. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker John Boehner says he "absolutely" trusts President Barack Obama- not that they don't have their differences.

Boehner tells ABC's "This Week" that the two have a good relationship and that they're "open with each other ... honest with each other." But the Ohio lawmaker says they're trying to bridge some big differences.

One issue they agree on: The U.S. doesn't have an immediate crisis in terms of debt.

Some conservatives criticized Obama when he said last week that the country doesn't have an immediate debt crisis.

Boehner says a debt crisis does loom in the years ahead because entitlement programs are not sustainable if they aren't changed.

He says balancing the budget will help the economy.


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    UZI wrote...
    See!
    March 17, 2013 5:07 pm
    People genuinlly think that the politician with the same party title actually cares about them. ALL politicitians are the same group of criminals regarless of title. We have a debt problem because china owns most of it. We have a spending problem because politicians a building up a hedge around themselves and their cohorts for when things get bad. History is repeating because not enough people paid attention. PS, its not years away.
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    Steve wrote...
    The only budget to fix the problems
    March 17, 2013 6:00 pm
    is the Ryan budget.
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    SurpriseMe wrote...
    trust
    March 17, 2013 6:57 pm
    Trust? of course. once you get to know someone and the con artist they are you learn how to better handle things with that person. You can trust them because you now know how they think and what makes them tick. keep your friends close but your enemies closer.
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    Solitaire wrote...
    Looks Like Benjamin Carson to Make a Run 2016
    March 17, 2013 7:57 pm
    Great news about Benjamin Carson. If you listen to his speech at the National Pray Breakfast you know he has it right about the direction this nation needs. As for Boehner everything about his and Obama's body language states it differently. Soon it will be another Executive Order when Obama figures he is not getting his way about hurting this nation more. Obama is not behind business at all. There is no support by him for natural gas. O has helped to subsidizing the sugar industry which is totally against his wives obesity campaign. Let sugar prices rise.
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    2cents wrote...
    When you see a statement . . .
    March 18, 2013 6:43 am
    As preposterous as . . . I absolutely trust Obama . . . the flags go up and the sirens come on. Whether it be due to corruption, intimidation or sudden mental incapacity, Boehners statement is gravely concerning. Obama has demonstrated repeatedly and blatantly that he drops lies like breadcrumbs on the way to the slaughter. At least Boehner admitted his conviction, which takes the guesswork out of his position going forward.
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