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Government Shutdown Looms As Gridlock Grips Capitol Hill

AP | By CHARLES BABINGTON and ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 11.24.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Just a week away from a possible government shutdown, lawmakers boxed themselves into a new budget impasse Friday. With Congress' appro...

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Government Shutdown Looms After Senate Blocks House Funding Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 11.23.2011

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WASHINGTON - The Senate on Friday rejected a House-passed measure to keep the government funded past Sept. 30, signaling that Senate Democrats are rea...

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Jon Kyl Expunges Remark That Was 'Not Intended To Be A Factual Statement' From Congressional Record

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.21.2011

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I missed this when it was reported a couple days ago, but apparently, a few days after Senator Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) stood on the Senate floor and misled ...

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Jon Kyl Now Says He "Misspoke" On Planned Parenthood So Everyone Should Please Stop Making Fun Of Him

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.15.2011

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Last week, Senator Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) received a fusillade of criticism when he took to the Senate floor to declare that abortion was "well over 90 per...

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Pelosi: 'I Feel No Responsibility' To Pass Budget Deal

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 06.14.2011

WASHINGTON -- Nancy Pelosi, the top Democrat in the House of Representatives, said on Thursday she feels no obligation to pass the bill to fund govern...

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WATCH: 'SNL' Mocks 'Fox & Friends'

Posted 06.10.2011

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What will 'Fox & Friends' Monday-morning coverage of the near government shutdown look like? According to the show's tagline, it will involve "coffee...

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Planned Parenthood, Abortion & Federal Budget Fight

AP | DONNA CASSATA | Posted 06.08.2011

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WASHINGTON — Republicans portray Planned Parenthood as primarily focused on performing abortions and – intentionally or not – using ...

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Government Shutdown By The Numbers: A Primer

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 06.08.2011

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Senate Democrats say that the White House has agreed to $78 billion in cuts, yet House Republicans are saying there's no deal unless they get $40 or $...

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Organizer Of 1995 Shutdown Operations Warns Another One Could Be Disastrous For Economy

Posted 06.08.2011

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The official who carried out the last government shutdown has a warning for squabbling lawmakers -- another one now could be ...

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Harry Reid: 'Not Budging' On Planned Parenthood Stance (VIDEO)

Posted 06.08.2011

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid signaled that Democrats will not waver in their opposition to Republican efforts to defund Planned Parenthood in the...

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How Will The Beltway Media Cope With A Government Shutdown?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.08.2011

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If there is indeed a government shutdown, your heroic Beltway media will have to transition from the state of uncertainty about a pending shutdown to the state of uncertainty about an actual and ongoing shutdown.

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Will A Government Shutdown Stall Military Pay?

Posted 06.08.2011

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As Congress continues its race against the government shutdown clock, one of the key questions surrounding the looming standoff is military pay for th...

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Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards: We're Not Going Anywhere

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 06.08.2011

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As House Republicans threaten to shut down the government over federal funding for Planned Parenthood, the woman at the helm of that controversial org...

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Government Shutdown 2011: Federal Workers Brace For Effect

AP | ERIC TUCKER and SARAH EDDINGTON | Posted 06.08.2011

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A weather forecaster says he may have to live off the money he's been setting aside for a Caribbean vacation. A worker in Wa...

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Government Shutdown Wouldn't Shut Down Congress

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 06.08.2011

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WASHINGTON — Senators would have to push their own elevator buttons. House members would go without their free gym. Food on Capitol Hill would b...

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Government Shutdown Could Hit Federal Workers In Wallet

AP | SAM HANANEL | Posted 06.08.2011

WASHINGTON — Last time there was a government shutdown, furloughed federal workers were able to recover their lost pay. They may not be so lucky...

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Government Shutdown Looms As Clock Approaches Midnight

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 06.08.2011

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WASHINGTON - The federal government lurched toward a shutdown for the first time in 15 years on Friday as Republicans and Democrats in Congress strugg...

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Government Shutdown Not Yet Averted As White House Meeting Fails To Produce Deal

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 06.07.2011

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WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says another round of talks with congressional leaders has helped but there is no deal yet to avert a government s...

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The Roots of Republican Actions Today

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 06.07.2011

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Unless you understand the influence of nut-case religion on a nut-case "party" you can't make sense of what the Republicans are doing to America.

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Allen West Compares Dem Critics Of One-Week Funding Measure To Neville Chamberlain

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.07.2011

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WASHINGTON -- No shortage of hyperbole has accompanied the ongoing budget debates threatening to end in a government shutdown this week. And the perpe...

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Republican Shutdown Shuts Down the Economy -- So Do the Cuts They Demand

Dave Johnson | Posted 06.06.2011

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Already, Americans face a host of economic woes. The unemployment rate remains high. Home prices are still falling, aggravating a widespread foreclosure crisis. A prolonged federal shutdown would push the economy toward recession.

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House Will Move Forward With Doomed Short-Term Funding Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 06.06.2011

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WASHINGTON -- With government funding set to expire in just two days, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said Wednesday that Republicans plan to move...

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Government Shutdown Could Occur Even If Budget Deal Is Reached

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.06.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Even if Congressional negotiators reach a deal by the end of the week on a budget resolution that would last through the fiscal year, th...

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OPM Addresses Potential Affect Of Government Shutdown On Federal Employees

Posted 06.06.2011

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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a statement addressing what a government shutdown would mean for federal employees should lawmakers fa...

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GOP Leadership: White House Has Rejected Emergency One-Week Funding Measure

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.05.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Congressional GOP leaders said on Tuesday that the Obama administration has informed them that it will oppose a last-ditch stopgap fundi...

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