eric cantor opposes compromise on extending bush tax cuts says government shutdown will be obama039s fault
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washington -- just as senate minority mitch mcconnell r-ky has attempted to lower expectations in recent days by saying that republicans can039t really accomplish anything unless president obama is voted out of office in 2012 so too did rep eric cantor r-va set the stage on sunday by declaring that any lack of progress in congress -- including a possible government shutdown -- will be obama039s fault quoti would say chris it039s as much as his responsibilityquot said cantor in response to a question from fox news sunday host chris wallace about who will be to blame for a government shutdown or a default on the debt

are female leaders answer to stalemate
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new hampshire sen jeanne shaheen discusses the role of female leaders in bipartisan negotiations during the shutdown

occupy oakland: city press conference on port shutdown full
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senate reaches budget deal as shutdown looms
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senate majority leader mitch mcconnell r-ky and senate minority leader charles schumer d-ny unveiled a two-year budget deal a major victory for both parties that could prevent a government shutdown at the end of this week but the plan still needs to pass the house where it039s already facing strong headwindsthe deal would boost military and non-defense spending by 300 billion over the next two years as well as and more than 80 billion in disaster relief about 160 billion would go to the pentagon and about 128 billion would to non-defense programs the agreement includes spending on a variety of other needs including disaster aid to respond to recent natural disasters some congressional negotiators also wanted to include a hike in the debt limit which the us is expected to hit next month though the exact parameters were still being negotiated when the deal was announced

why factories shutdown - part 6 of documentary series
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part 6 of 10 subscribe for noticenot just the factory the history also vanishes whya look at the decisions made to shutdown a factory it takes an in depth look at how globalization benefits developing nations while it destroys the domestic market this documentary will give you a better understanding of the decisions made in the boardroom and the lives of the people affectedthis is part 6 of a 10 part docu-serieswatch part 1 here https:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=qhqc5iv9xkowatch part 2 here http:youtube9b53ewazfsqwatch part 3 here http:youtubei3lpb5-fp_ywatch part 4 here http:youtubeklbyfw-w4u0watch part 5 here http:youtubendgjplyzulg

huffpost tv: howard fineman discusses the budget fight and possible government shutdown on msnbc039s 039hardball with chris matthews039 video
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the huffington post039s senior political editor howard fineman appeared wednesday night on msnbc039s quothardball with chris matthewsquot along with politico039s jonathan allen to discuss the current budget fight and the possibility of a government shutdown fineman explained quotthe republicans are now trying to look like they039re the reasonable ones herequot by offering a short budget extension with spending cuts and daring the president to veto it

huffpost tv: huffpost039s sam stein discusses budget negotiations and the gop on 039the last word with lawrence o039donnell039 video
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the huffington post039s sam stein appeared wednesday night on 039the last word with lawrence o039donnell039 to discuss the ongoing budget talks in congress and the potential of a government shutdown he described speaker of the house john boehner039s dilemma in the negotiations: quoton the one hand yeah he has a caucus filled with rambunctious tea party members who want to have a fight and on the other hand he has the prospects of a government shutdown should he not actually compromise with democratic members in the housequot

house poised to pass 6-week government funding bill avert shutdown
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washington ampmdash congress is poised to fund the government for six weeks to give president barack obama and lawmakers more time to work out some 1 trillion of unfinished agency budgets for the fiscal year already days old on tuesday the house plans to vote on the emergency spending bill and send it to obama to beat a midnight deadline for a government shutdown

occupy wall street: deaths at occupy camps bring pressure for shutdown
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oakland calif -- oakland police handed out eviction notices at an anti-wall street encampment and officials elsewhere urged an end to similar gatherings as pressures against occupy protest sites mounted in the wake of three deaths in different cities including two by gunfire police first pleaded with and then ordered occupy oakland protesters to leave their encampment at the city hall plaza where a man was shot and killed thursday

chuck schumer: government shutdown unfolding would be due to tea party video
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washington - the senate039s third ranking democrat says there039s quota glimmer of hopequot in talks to resolve a budget stalemate but at the same time sen chuck schumer says the tea party would be to blame if negotiations fail and a government shutdown happens

steny hoyer: government shutdown threat due to fighting over social issues video
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washington - the no 2 democrat in the house says lawmakers trying to avert a government shutdown have come quot70 percent of the way on the numbersquot in budget talks but are still fighting over social policies such as abortion and the environment house democratic whip steny hoyer tells nbc039s quottodayquot show quotthere039s no deal yet unfortunatelyquot

trump039s first 100 days and a possible government shutdown: a closer look
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seth takes a closer look at donald trump039s first 100 days in office as he and congress face an imminent government shutdown deadline subscribe to late night: http:bitlylatenightseth get more late night with seth meyers: http:wwwnbccomlate-night-with-seth-meyers watch late night with seth meyers weeknights 12:3511:35c on nbclate night on socialfollow late night on twitter: https:twittercomlatenightsethlike late night on facebook: https:wwwfacebookcomlatenightsethfind late night on tumblr: http:latenightsethtumblrcomconnect with late night on google: https:plusgooglecomlatenightsethvideoslate night with seth meyers on youtube features a-list celebrity guests memorable comedy and topical monologue jokesnbc on social like nbc: http:facebookcomnbcfollow nbc: http:twittercomnbcnbc tumblr: http:nbctvtumblrcomnbc pinterest: http:pinterestcomnbctvnbc google: https:plusgooglecomnbcyoutube: http:wwwyoutubecomnbcnbc instagr

huffpost tv: howard fineman discusses gop budget and possibility of government shutdown on msnbc039s quothardballquot video
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the huffington post039s senior political editor howard fineman along with the washington post039s eugene robinson appeared on msnbc039s quothardballquot tonight to discuss the house gop039s recent budget cuts and the possibility of a government shutdown fineman reiterated his belief that tea partiers in the house quotmight make the mistake of standing up and cheering if the government is shut downquot

minnesota shutdown
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republican sen johnny isakson: government shutdown would endanger us troops video
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breaking with many other leaders in his party sen johnny isakson r-ga warned against a government shutdown in a debate on sunday saying it would endanger us troops quotwell i think as long as you039ve got men and women deployed in harm039s way in afghanistan the last thing in the world is you shut down the support system for those men and womenquot he said in the debate sponsored by the atlanta press club and aired on georgia public broadcasting