No deal yet but intensifying discussion as possible government shutdown looms Talks appear to be intensifying on Capitol Hill on reaching a deal on long-overdue legislation to finance the administration through the end of September and avoid a administration shutdown. Whether a shutdown can be avoided in three days' time is another matter.
A White House meeting Tuesday that included President Barack Obama, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and governing body Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., failed to manufacture the hoped-for burst through, however, with a temporary solution government funding bill set to expire Friday at midnight.
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