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Oct 04

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.@BarackObama shakes up #shutdown Fri w/ unannounced walk out of White House grounds for lunch at Taylor Gourmet pic.twitter.com/5yUbCsh2DQ— Nedra Pickler (@nedrapickler) October 4, 2013…

Photo by Flickr user DDOT DC While a shutdown, even for just one week, is expected to reduce fourth quarter growth and, if prolonged, lower consumer confidence, federal workers may not be feeling the pinch yet. Instead,…

Oct 04

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National Treasury Employees Union rallying in front of the Capitol under the hot sun pic.twitter.com/kwcMRLinYQ— Victoria Fleischer (@vlfleischer) October 4, 2013…

EmbedVideo(7635); House Speaker John Boehner and other GOP leadership addressed the government shutdown -- in its fourth day -- Friday morning. Responding to an anonymous White House quote saying that the Democrats were "winning" the shutdown, Boehner said:…

If it seems like we've been here before, you are not hallucinating. The president, on the stump once again this week, is accusing Republicans of gross irresponsibility. "You don't get to demand ransom for doing your most basic job!" President…