Tuesday 1 October 2013

Divided Congress Triggers Partial Government Shutdown

foxbusiness.com - A Congress deeply divided over party lines failed to pass legislation to keep the government funded Tuesday -- igniting a shutdown of all but essential government services for the first time since 1996.The sticking point has been, and continues to be, a Republican-controlled House desire to include a provision to either repeal or modify portions of President Barack Obama’s signature health-care law, the Affordable Care Act.

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