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Shutdown: lessons learned in '95

We learn what it's like to live through a shutdown from someone who was there last time: John Elliot.

Tags: Federal Drive , pay and benefits , John Elliott

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Politico: Shutdown chances reviewed

Leaders of both parties say they are determined to avoid a shutdown. But they have not yielded on the amount of spending cuts they will demand or accept. Meanwhile, shutdown talk is rippling through Washington and beyond. We get the latest details from Politico's Laura McGann.

Tags: Federal Drive , budget , continuing resolution , Politco , Laura McGann ,

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CR passes House, step freeze left behind

Budget behemoth passes House without proposed amendments to withhold funding for within-grade increases or for promotions of federal employees. The House version of the continuing resolution proposes cutting $61 billion from hundreds of federal programs. The Senate is expected to propose holding spending at current levels.

Tags: pay and benefits , budget , 2011 budget , step freeze , continuing resolution , Suzanne Kubota

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Causey: What you should know in case of a shutdown

Mike Causey discusses the last shutdown and lessons learned in case it happens again.

Tags: continuing resolution , Mike Causey , budget , Dorobek Insider , SSA , furlough

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Talk of shutdown heats up Hill

A top aide to Nancy Pelosi told Democratic staffers that a shutdown is likely. The comments came after House Speaker John Boehner rejected any extension of the current spending levels.

Tags: continuing resolution , budget , Congress , Barbara Boxer , Jim Moran , Nancy Pelosi , John Boehner , Jerry Hartz

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POLL: Will there be a government shutdown?

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Shutdown Chicken being played on Pennsylvania Ave

The GOP wants deep cuts in a continuing resolution, meanwhile President Obama has threatened to veto. Keeping the government funded is what's at stake. Budget expert James Horney explains.

Tags: Federal Drive , budget , CR , 2011 budget , James Horney , Center on Budget and Policy Priorities , continuing resolution , Suzanne Kubota

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Shutdown more likely as GOP stands firm

House Speaker John Boehner rejected any temporary funding measures that does not include serious cuts.

Tags: continuing resolution , John Boehner , Congress , budget

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Budget showdown could lead to shutdown

President Obama has threatened to veto a continuing resolution that would fund government through the rest of the fiscal year. The Hill's Bob Cusack explains how the CR battle has gotten this far.

Tags: Federal Drive , continuing resolution , budget , FY 2010 budget , The Hill , Bob Cusack , Congress , Vyomika Jairam

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What will budget battle mean for agencies?

GovExec's Tom Shoop gives his analysis of what will happen to feds with the upcoming budget battle.

Tags: budget , Tom Shoop , Government Executive , Congress , Barack Obama , Dorobek Insider

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