US government shutdown threat
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U.S. President Barack Obama makes a statement to the press in the briefing room of the White House
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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Reid departs after a news conference in Washington
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Senator Vitter and Representative DeSantis hold a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington
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Schumer, Reid, Murray and Durbin stand with a clock counting down to a government shutdown at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington
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Journalists wait for Boehner to arrive at the U.S. Capitol in Washington
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Boehner arrives with his security detail at the U.S. Capitol in Washington
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U.S. House Speaker Boehner arrives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington
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U.S. President Barack Obama meets with senior staff at the White House in Washington
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NBC News handout photo shows Senator Ted Cruz on
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Cantor walks to the House floor for a series of late-night votes Saturday session at the U.S. Capitol in Washington
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U.S. House Majority Leader Cantor walks into the offices of Speaker Boehner during a rare late-night Saturday session at the U.S. Capitol in Washington
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The U.S. House of Representatives remains fully lit during a rare late-night Saturday session at the U.S. Capitol in Washington
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Boehner arrives for a late night closed-door meeting of the House Republican caucus during a rare Saturday session at the U.S. Capitol in Washington
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Reporters take notes as U.S. House Democratic leaders use U.S. flags for a backdrop for their remarks after an evening meeting of the House Democratic caucus at the U.S. Capitol in Washington
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Boehner talks to reporters as he arrives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington
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Boehner arrives for a closed-door meeting of the House Republican caucus during a rare Saturday session at the U.S. Capitol in Washington
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Government shutdown threat
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Government shutdown threat
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President Barack Obama sternly warned Monday that a seemingly inevitable government shutdown “would throw a wrench into the gears of our economy” and bluntly told Republicans they can’t stop the law popularly known as Obamacare.
“You can’t shut it down,” Obama said in the White House briefing room, noting that the Affordable Care Act would not be sidetracked even if much of government shuts down. (Yahoo News)