Wednesday, December 14, 2011

shutdown



april 9

  • How Republicans are using the threat of a shutdown in their war against women. Slate
  • Without an agreement, money to operate the federal government for the next six months would run out at midnight on Friday and agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service would begin a partial shutdown. Reuters Top News
  • Esther Mayberry, with the State Department, right, sings " America the Beautiful " during a rally of U.S. diplomats and federal workers against the prospect of a government shutdown, Friday, April 8, 2011, in Washington. Fox News Top Headlines
  • But the group became worried Thursday when it learned that a government shutdown could bring the parade to a halt. Washington Post Lifestyle
  • What's up with the government shutdown ? Washington Post Opinions
  • The question of a shutdown, they said Friday, is about a need for greater cuts in federal spending, not social issues including abortion. Huffington Post Full Feed
  • A federal government shutdown would close down options for Americans across the country Huffington Post Full Feed
  • Just hours before a midnight deadline, congressional leaders and White House officials were "on the way to resolving" a key sticking point in a budget dispute to has threatened a government shutdown this weekend, a senior Democratic official said Friday. LA Times Politics
  • HOWEVER, over the last few days, after a one-day shutdown and Mr. Jamri' s resignation, Al Wasat has undergone a thorough makeover, emerging as a mouthpiece for the government. New York Times, World
  • Capitol Hill sources say Democrats and Republicans are closing in on a deal that would avoid a government shutdown for at least a few days while the details of a full compromise are being worked out. Daily Beast Cheat Sheet
  • WASHINGTON ( AP ) The federal government lurched toward a shutdown for the first time in 15 years Friday night as President Barack Obama and congressional leaders groped for a last-minute compromise to cut tens of billions in federal spending and end the impasse. Philly.com


  • apr 10

  • He managed to get more from the Democrats than anyone had expected, sell his members on voting for a deal that wasn't what many of them wanted and avert a shutdown. Washington Post Technology
  • The Dollar Index, which InterContinentalExchange Inc. uses to track the greenback versus the currencies of six major trading partners, sank to as low as 74.838 yesterday, the least since December 2009, as U.S. lawmakers struggled to reach a last-minute budget deal to avoid a government shutdown. Washington Post Business
  • WASHINGTON ( Reuters ) - President Barack Obama signed a short-term spending bill on Saturday that averted a government shutdown, formalizing a compromise deal with Republicans that paves the way for more -- and bigger -- deficit-reduction fights to come. Reuters Business
  • They pushed Democrats to the brink, then gave in just enough to claim impressive achievements, rather than holding the line and triggering a government shutdown that might have yielded far less politically. ABC News
  • Federal shutdown averted, but bigger battles over spending loom for Obama, Washington Post Business
  • DENVER -- A Colorado mom says she and her family were watching TV in their pajamas when she heard President Barack Obama read from an email telling him how a government shutdown could spoil her son 's school trip to Washington. Huffington Post Full Feed
  • President Obama, by stepping in late to avoid a government shutdown, dodged a potentially devastating blow to his standing. LA Times National News
  • Polls show many Americans blame Republicans for bringing the federal government to the brink of a shutdown. Daily Beast Blogs and Stories
  • Treasury chief Tim Geithner has issued a stern warning against letting the debt ceiling lapse, saying it will wreak havoc on a fragile economy, and has already scheduled meetings with top legislators to win support for raising it but many fear the government shutdown battle is only a small preview. Daily Beast Cheat Sheet
  • White House meetings, false hopes, a slow copying machine _ but a deal finally averts shutdown ABC News US


  • jul 1

  • In an echo of the debate unfolding in Washington, Minnesota hurtled toward a midnight government shutdown Thursday in a dispute over taxes and spending that could force thousands of layoffs, bring road projects to a standstill and close state parks just ahead of the Fourth of July weekend. ABC News US
  • " The people who stand to have their livings impacted by a shutdown of our industry are going to have a negative view of both sides, " Stern said. Seattle Times full feed
  • On the final day of the fiscal year, with a government shutdown looming at midnight if a new spending plan were not completed, Mr. Christie, a Republican, capped the months-long budget process with a demonstration of both the broad powers of New Jersey? New York Times, NY Region
  • MINNEAPOLIS ( Reuters ) - Minnesota 's state government is expected to shutdown going into the July 4 holiday after Democratic Governor Mark Dayton and Republican legislative leaders failed to reach a budget deal on Thursday. Reuters US News


  • jul 2

  • Minnesota stumbled into its second government shutdown in six years on Thursday, with a partisan divide over taxes and spending to close a $ 5 billion deficit becoming only more bitter as a midnight deadline came and went without agreement. Washington Post Economy
  • MINNEAPOLIS ( Reuters ) - Minnesota 's state government began a broad shutdown on Friday going into the July 4 holiday weekend after the Democratic governor and Republican legislative leaders failed to agree on a budget. Reuters US News
  • Despite Democratic opposition, Congress voted in December to extend the Bush-era tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans and agreed this spring to steep budget reductions to avert a federal government shutdown. LA Times National News
  • The state government shutdown had an immediate effect on the Minnesota Zoo, which was among several government entities pleading for special dispensation. LA Times National News