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Obama, Republicans gear up for bruising U.S. budget fight
Another dramatic showdown between Republicans and the White House over federal spending looks inevitable this fall, with scary talk of government shutdowns and default on government debt. While Capitol Hill analysts are not predicting catastrophe, they have several reasons to worry that the conflict just weeks away could be even worse than usual. The timing is particularly bad, they say, because the political climate in Washington is unusually frayed by a host of tangential issues not present in previous battles. Obama and Congress face two fiscal deadlines in quick succession. They must agree by October 1 on a ... (full story)
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