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The shutdown is bad enough. What follows may be far worse
BACK down, or shut down? America would probably have preferred the former. But Republicans and Democrats in Congress are so entrenched in their positions that it got the latter. When lawmakers failed to agree on a deal to fund the federal government by midnight on the last day of the fiscal year, it duly shut down on October 1st. Both parties then loudly blamed each other.
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From the October 5th 2013 edition
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A more fragmented media is tougher to manage
An FBI sting operation catches Jackson’s mayor taking big bribes
What the sensational undoing of the black leader means for Mississippi’s failing capital
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Yes, but other factors could hold him back
As Jack Smith exits, Donald Trump’s allies hint at retribution
The president-elect hopes to hand the Justice Department to loyalists
Democratic states are preparing for Donald Trump’s return
But Mr Trump will be more prepared, too