Wonkbook: Get Ready For A Shutdown — And Then For Another One

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Tue, 04/05/2011 - 4:08am

We look to be headed for a government shutdown -- and maybe two of them. The first is slated to happen at the end of the week. Talks between House Republicans and Senate Democrats have broken down. The entire Republican leadership has released statements saying that $33 billion in cuts -- which is $1 billion more than they initially proposed -- is insufficient as a compromise.

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