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Boehner, Obama and Who’s “Winning” the Shutdown

President Obama has now cancelled his upcoming trip to Asia to deal with the government shutdown. But Republicans continue to attack him for refusing to negotiate. House Speaker John Boehner seized on a quote attributed to a “senior administration official” to say the President’s not really serious. Manu Raju is a senior Congressional…

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

President Obama has now cancelled his upcoming trip to Asia to deal with the government shutdown. But Republicans continue to attack him for refusing to negotiate. House Speaker John Boehner seized on a quote attributed to a “senior administration official” to say the President’s not really serious. Manu Raju is a senior Congressional Reporter for Politico.

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    Warren Olney

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