Government Shutdown

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October 7, 2013

Couple donates $10 million, keeps Head Start open during government shutdown

theGRIO REPORT - Philanthropists Laura and John Arnold have offered up to $10 million in emergency funding to the National…
October 7, 2013

Obama to Boehner: 'Hold a vote. Call a vote right now. Let's see what happens'

NBC NEWS - President Barack Obama again pressured House Republicans to put a 'clean' government spending bill up for a…
October 7, 2013

White House open to short-term hike in debt limit

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are drafting legislation to raise the nation's debt limit without the type of unrelated conditions…
October 7, 2013

The 3 groups that define the government shutdown

ANALYSIS - The government shutdown will enter its seventh day on Monday, with no obvious end in sight...
October 7, 2013

US Supreme Court term begins amid govt shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) - The justices take the bench Monday for the start of their new term with important cases about…
October 6, 2013

Government shutdown shuts down Donte Whitner name change

NBC Sports - We’re going to have to wait a little longer before Donte Hitner takes the field in an…
October 6, 2013

GOP rep: Romney wasn't focused on Obamacare

theGRIO REPORT - Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX), a member of the Tea Party caucus, joined Craig Melvin on MSNBC Saturday…
October 6, 2013

Weekend in Washington yields little on shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner said Sunday he sees no way out of the government shutdown unless President…
October 5, 2013

House unanimously approves back pay for 800,000 furloughed federal workers

NBC News - The House on Saturday unanimously approved legislation to provide retroactive pay for furloughed federal workers after the…
October 5, 2013

Obama to public: Don't give up on health sign-ups

Associated Press - Defending the shaky rollout of his health care law, President Barack Obama said frustrated Americans "definitely shouldn't…
October 4, 2013

'God save us from the madness': Senate chaplain shames congress amid the shutdown

VIDEO - Senate chaplain, Rear Admiral Barry C. Black has emerged as the voice of conscience during the government shutdown...
October 3, 2013

Obama says Boehner is 'only thing' preventing an end to shutdown

OCKVILLE, Maryland (AP) — President Barack Obama says the Republican leader of the House is the only thing standing in…
October 3, 2013

5 reasons why the shutdown looks intractable

theGRIO REPORT - The government shutdown has reached its third day now and seems headed for many more. Here's why...
October 3, 2013

Alicia Keys is in 'state of disbelief' over government shutdown

theGRIO REPORT - In an interview with theGrio, singer/actress Alicia Keys discusses the government shut down and expresses support for…
October 3, 2013

5 reasons Republicans fear 'Obamacare'

OPINION - In some ways, conservatives' die-hard opposition to the law they derisively named 'Obamacare' (a name picked up by…
October 3, 2013

Head Start is another casualty of government shutdown

OPINION - Head Start is on the chopping block? Is nothing sacred?...
October 2, 2013

Shutdown gives Obama unlikely ally: Big business

WASHINGTON (AP) — Business leaders are taking sides with Democratic President Barack Obama after failing to persuade their traditional Republican…
October 2, 2013

Stop being so stupid, voters tweet to Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — The roiling debate over the U.S. government shutdown is extending to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram as fed-up…
October 2, 2013

Michael Steele on shutdown: 'We have elected a bunch of children to run our government'

OPINION - At some point the entire BS that is the government shutdown sinks in and we have to deal…
October 2, 2013

Rep. Peter King says Cruz conservatives want to 'hijack' GOP

WASHINGTON (AP) - The New York Republican says he senses that increasing numbers of House Republicans — perhaps as many…