Debt showdown in Washington. In the left corner, defending champion Joe Biden. In the right corner his challenger Kevin McCarthy. 80-year-old veteran against 58-year-old professional opportunist. After multiple losses in a row, Biden is dependent on victory. But McCarthy, too, should be hungry for success – after all, his appointment as number three was anything but a knockout victory.

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