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UCmeNdc

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Sat Sep 28, 2013, 02:48 AM Sep 2013

House Republicans Clueless On How To Avert Government Shutdown

If Americans aren't sure whether Congress can head off a shutdown of the government in the next three days, they're not alone. The Republican-led House of Representatives didn't know whether it was possible either, as of Friday evening.

The Senate has passed a bill that keeps federal employees on the job until Nov. 15 -- but strips the House GOP's attempt to defund the Affordable Care Act. It's now the lower chamber's turn to deal with the legislation.

That has presented House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) with one of the toughest quandaries of his reign since the showdown over the country's debt in 2011.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/27/house-republicans-government-shutdown_n_4005823.html

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House Republicans Clueless On How To Avert Government Shutdown (Original Post) UCmeNdc Sep 2013 OP
k&r for exposure. n/t Laelth Sep 2013 #1
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