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Shut Her Down?

by David Kurtz
03.28.11 | 9:27 am

Brian Beutler reports that the latest developments in the budget negotiations between the White House and House Republicans are not showing signs of progress, making a government shutdown come April more likely than at perhaps at any other point in this process.

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