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Why 'nobody blinked' in political showdown over budget

Clip: 10/1/2013 | 7m 34s

Why 'nobody blinked' in political showdown over budget spending

With a government shutdown in full effect and no signs of give from either side in sight, what kind of political calculations are lawmakers taking into account? Gwen Ifill gets insight from Stuart Rothenberg of the Rothenberg Political Report and Susan Page of USA Today.

10/01/2013 | Rating NR

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