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Government shutdowns in the United States

GOP/Tea Party's fight against a vortex of their own making

World

GOP/Tea Party's fight against a vortex of their own making

By J Brooks Spector

Shutdown/debt ceiling: winners, losers & just plain weirdos

World

Shutdown/debt ceiling: winners, losers & just plain weirdos

By J Brooks Spector

Newsdeck

Congress votes to end shutdown, Trump claims victory

By AFP

US government shutdown affects embassy staff in SA

South Africa

US government shutdown affects embassy staff in SA

By Peter Fabricius

Newsdeck

Trump, Democrats spar as government shutdown looms

By AFP

US Republicans voice little appetite for new shutdown fight

World

US Republicans voice little appetite for new shutdown fight

By Reuters

US Congress ends default threat, Obama signs Debt Bill

World

US Congress ends default threat, Obama signs Debt Bill

By Reuters

US fiscal talks stumble as lawmakers race against clock

World

US fiscal talks stumble as lawmakers race against clock

By Reuters

US Senators close in on deal as threat of default nears

Newsdeck

US Senators close in on deal as threat of default nears

By Reuters

US: The anatomy of a financial Armageddon and the 14th Amendment

World

US: The anatomy of a financial Armageddon and the 14th Amendment

By J Brooks Spector

U.S. still in fiscal deadlock, but glimmers of hope emerge

World

U.S. still in fiscal deadlock, but glimmers of hope emerge

By Reuters

Groundhog Day: The 2013 US Debt Ceiling edition

World

Groundhog Day: The 2013 US Debt Ceiling edition

By J Brooks Spector

Shutdown USA

World

Shutdown USA

By J Brooks Spector

US government shutdown begins after Congress fails to break impasse

World

US government shutdown begins after Congress fails to break impasse

By Reuters

U.S. Capitol quiet as federal government shutdown nears

World

U.S. Capitol quiet as federal government shutdown nears

By Reuters

America’s multiple autumn headaches: Budget/Defund, Obamacare/Debt, Ceiling/Sequester

World

America’s multiple autumn headaches: Budget/Defund, Obamacare/Debt, Ceiling/Sequester

By J Brooks Spector

U.S. House Republican leaders seek to prevent split on 'Obamacare'

Newsdeck

U.S. House Republican leaders seek to prevent split on 'Obamacare'

By Reuters

'High Noon' in DC: Obama and GOP gunslingers live to fight another day

Politics

'High Noon' in DC: Obama and GOP gunslingers live to fight another day

By J Brooks Spector

US Budget wars, version 2011: Tonight we're gonna rock like it's 1995

Politics

US Budget wars, version 2011: Tonight we're gonna rock like it's 1995

By J Brooks Spector