Republicans Take Aim at Medicare

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After the President and House leaders failed to agree on preventing a government shutdown on Friday, Democrats and Republicans are blaming each other. We hear about that and what's called a "bold" Republican plan to cut the deficit and restructure Medicaid and Medicare. Also, it's back to Guantanamo for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.

Banner image: Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) (C), chairman of the House Budget Committee, holds up a copy of the 2012 Republican budget proposal during a news conference April 5, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images

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