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Senate approves $5 billion in cuts to overlapping programs
Amendment would consolidate or eliminate duplicative government functions.
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USDA unveils details of shutdown plan
Most employees would be furloughed, but meat, poultry and egg inspection services would continue.
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Union: Employees work without pay, or risk jobs
Pressure on excepted personnel to work without guarantee of pay violates Anti-Deficiency Act, labor leader says.
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Reid expects shutdown, constituents say; White House announces new meeting
Reid, Boehner to meet with Obama at 1 p.m. for second meeting in 18 hours.
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Frustrated Obama calls leaders back to White House
Meeting is the latest effort to avert a government shutdown.
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Hundreds of thousands of feds face furloughs
Senior administration official says about 800,000 employees could be furloughed during a government shutdown.
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Progress reported in spending deal talks
Avoiding a shutdown may hinge on Democrats' willingness to move toward Boehner's $40 billion spending-cut offer.
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GOP opposition spells trouble for OMB nominee
Senate Budget Committee barely backs Heather Higginbottom to be the agency's deputy director on a party-line 11-10 vote.
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Postal Service defends new labor contract
Agreement offers best cost savings possible without legislative change, officials tell Congress.
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Union sues government over lack of shutdown information
OMB still has not directed agencies to release their specific contingency plans on how a government hiatus would affect employees.
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Obama urges budget talks: Says lawmakers must return if no agreement
President says continuing resolutions are "not the way to run a budget."
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GOP: White House punts on shutdown deal
Cantor says Obama rejected GOP's new one-week plan.
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House budget chair offers plan with $6 trillion in cuts
Sweeping reductions in government, safety net contrast with Obama's plan, but revenue assumptions and deficit estimates may not be credible.
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House GOP to offer one-week stopgap spending measure
Funding bill would prevent a shutdown at the end of this week and fund the Defense Department for the rest of the year.
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An Intruding World
Americans cannot afford to ignore debt crises in Europe and democracy movements in the Middle East.
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Treasury: Government will hit debt limit no later than May 16
Secretary Geithner letter asks Congress for action, projects most precise date yet for hitting ceiling.
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Fiscal debate shifts from short-term cuts to long-term fixes
As shutdown vote and Friday deadline approach, both parties seek a broader budget debate.
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