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Special Section: Budget Battle
A 'federal shutdown' went into effect on October 1 as President Barack Obama, Democrats & congressional Republicans were unable to find common ground on a new national budget.
Prospect for quick end to shutdown is remote
Prospects for a swift end to the 4-day-old partial government shutdown all but vanished Friday as lawmakers squabbled into the weekend and increasingly shifted their focus to a midmonth deadline for averting a threatened first-ever default.
Budget Battle News
- Oil falls toward $103 as US debt deadline nears
- No sign of deal to end budget impasse
- Boehner to Obama: No debt hike without concessions
- Miley Cyrus rules 'SNL' as host and musical guest
- Supreme Court term begins with contentious topics
- Boehner: No idea when government shutdown ends
- Cruz: Tie debt-ceiling rise to 'Obamacare' changes
- Asia-Pacific leaders seeks ways to foster growth
- More than 1,000 Georgia pre-k kids affected by federal shutdown
- Meals programs running for now, future unclear
- Business owners take a wait and see attitude with shutdown
- How the impasses in Washington might play out
- DOD recall, back-pay bill mark Day 5 of shutdown
- Pentagon: Most furloughed civilians ordered back
Budget Battle Photos
National Political News
- Kerry pleased with Syria chemical disarmament
- Raids suggest future shape of counterterror bids
- Kerry: Capture of terror suspect in Libya legal
- Kerry 'pleased' with Syria chemical disarmament
- Libya bristles at US raid that captured militant
- Supreme Court term begins with contentious topics
- Boehner to Obama: No debt hike without concessions
- Boehner: No idea when government shutdown ends
- Cruz: Tie debt-ceiling rise to 'Obamacare' changes
- Lew warns of dangers if borrowing limit not raised
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Hotoberfest kicks off season of beer festivals
Looking for something to do this weekend? If you are a beer lover, you might want to check out Hotoberfest 2013 at Historic Fourth Ward Park on North Avenue.
Image hurts, helps in search for new superintendent
The hunt for a new leader of Atlanta Public Schools has picked up steam, with superintendent candidates being targeted from across the country to replace Erroll Davis, who will retire next year.
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