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Congress stalls as default looms and shutdown nears
As Treasury threatens default and a partial government shutdown continues, Democrats and Republicans clash over spending and debt limits. President Obama denounces GOP tactics while talks with Senate leaders yield no clear breakthrough. Some sites like Liberty Island and Mount Rushmore receive emergency funding to reopen.
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Washington
D.C
Congress
Treasury
Harry Reid
D-Nev
Senate
Capitol
John Fleming
Louisiana
Jack Lew
Barack Obama
Democratic
White House
Greg Walden
Ore
John Boehner
Ohio
New York
South da
Kota
Mount Rushmore
House
Reid
GOP
Mitch McConnell
Kentucky
Chuck Schumer
Patty Murray
Richard Durbin
Obama
Denis McDonough
Maine
Susan Collins
Olynkaster
Senate Majority
Nev
D-Wash
Dick Durbin
D-lil
Charles Schumer
D-N.y
Oval Office