LAST TICKET: Debt deal drama; Giuliani staffs up in New England

Chris Moody
·Political Reporter

Here are the stories we took note of today but didn't give the full blog treatment:

• Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner demands a deal on debt ceiling by next week. (Reuters)

• Florida Rep. Allen West raised $1.4 million in second quarter, more money than most Senate candidates. (Miami Herald)

• Michele Bachmann has 911 on auto-dial. (Miami Herald)

• President Obama warns that the government may not issue Social Security checks if debt talks fail. (The Hill)

• Rudy Giuliani is staffing up in New Hampshire. (The Atlantic)

• How Eric Cantor thwarted the Obama-Boehner debt deal. (Time)

• House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer won't promise votes from Democrats on debt ceiling without concessions from the GOP. (Politico)

• Bill Clinton earned $75 million since leaving office from speaking fees, $10.7 million in the last year alone. (CNN)