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Re-Litigating the Debt Deal

At Politico Playbook Breakfast Wednesday, Boehner says biggest regret of 2011 is not being able to broker a grand bargain on the debt ceiling and/but blames the President for the breakdown.

Speaker: "You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink it."

Ohioan refuses to say if the House will stay in DC until the payroll tax cut extension clears the Senate.

Boehner denies any role in Gingrich coup.

Speaker: "I never participated in any attempt to overthrow the Speaker of the House, not once."

Says he has not had any problems with the House's freshman class.

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