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Budget Negotiations Stall, Shutdown Looms

Republican House Speaker John Boehner met the President at the White House today, but they failed to make a deal to avoid a government shutdown on Friday. Meanwhile, Republican Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia blamed the stalemate on a "lack of [Democratic] leadership in the Senate."

By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Republican House Speaker John Boehner met the President at the White House today, but they failed to make a deal to avoid a government shutdown on Friday. Meanwhile, Republican Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia blamed the stalemate on a "lack of [Democratic] leadership in the Senate." Massimo Calabresi is Washington correspondent for Time magazine.

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Budget Negotiations Stall, Shutdown Looms

Republican House Speaker John Boehner met the President at the White House today, but they failed to make a deal to avoid a government shutdown on Friday. Meanwhile, Republican Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia blamed the stalemate on a "lack of [Democratic] leadership in the Senate."

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Budget Negotiations Stall, Shutdown Looms

Republican House Speaker John Boehner met the President at the White House today, but they failed to make a deal to avoid a government shutdown on Friday. Meanwhile, Republican Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia blamed the stalemate on a "lack of [Democratic] leadership in the Senate."

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