Warring sides in shutdown showdown

Harry Reid
Harry Reid

Republicans and Democrats are trading blame for the impasse on a temporary bill to keep agencies open as the US government teeters on the brink of a partial shutdown.

Congress was closed yesterday after a post-midnight vote in the Republican-run House of Representatives to delay by a year key parts of President Barack Obama's health care law and repeal a tax on medical devices, in exchange for avoiding a shutdown.
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