Government shutdown increasingly likely, Reid says

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Politics News Alert: Government shutdown increasingly likely, Reid says

April 7, 2011 10:44:29 AM

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Congressional negotiators working through the night on a budget deal largely agreed to an amount of spending cuts, but their talks were stymied by two Republican policy provisions on abortion and the environment, increasing the likelihood of a government shutdown beginning this weekend, Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) said Thursday morning.

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