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By September 30, the government was barreling toward a shutdown after Senate Democrats rejected a Republican stopgap and the parties dug in over health care and leverage. The White House’s posture made the standoff look less like a negotiation than a dare. That kind of brinkmanship is bad enough; doing it with the economy already jittery makes it worse.
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By September 30, the government was barreling toward a shutdown after Senate Democrats rejected a Republican stopgap and the parties dug in over health care and leverage. The White House’s posture made the standoff look less like a negotiation than a dare. That kind of brinkmanship is bad enough; doing it with the economy already jittery makes it worse.
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By September 30, the government was barreling toward a shutdown after Senate Democrats rejected a Republican stopgap and the parties dug in over health care and leverage. The White House’s posture made the standoff look less like a negotiation than a dare. That kind of brinkmanship is bad enough; doing it with the economy already jittery makes it worse.
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