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postheadericon White House rebuffs Boehner on demand for further Libya information

A White House spokesman hardened the standoff over Libya between President Obama and Congress, saying there will be no further legal rationale provided.

White House press secretary Jay Carney said that the president "absolutely respects" Congress's desire to be consulted on Libya, but after sending a 32-page report to Congress outlining the White House's reasons for believing that Obama has acted consistently with the War Powers Resolution, Carney said that should suffice.

"I don't anticipate further elucidation of our legal reasoning because I think it was quite clear," Carney said.

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