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As It Happens | Sep 30, 2013 | 7:52

A Republican economist warns his party against forcing a government shutdown over so-called 'Obama Care.'

At midnight Monday, large parts of the U.S. Government could grind to a halt. It's a political game of chicken that started when the Republican-led House of Representatives passed a measure to continue to fund government spending only if President Obama's

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