Obama prepares for government shutdown, hopes for deal

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Obama prepares for government shutdown, hopes for deal

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-says-government-shutdown-still-preventable-212220544--business.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4tQoiNTPRgUavOmOG1M9ug--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-09-30T212220Z_1_CBRE98T1NDD00_RTROPTP_2_USA-FISCAL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. President Barack Obama makes a statement to the press in the briefing room of the White House" align="left" title="U.S. President Barack Obama makes a statement to the press in the briefing room of the White House" border="0" /></a>By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday prepared Americans for what he called an &quot;entirely preventable&quot; government shutdown while urging Republicans in Congress to reach an 11th-hour deal to avoid economic harm. With no apparent movement in negotiations, the White House prepared to put in place a skeleton staff on Tuesday to operate essential functions like the National Security Council. Many staff were preparing for furloughs of uncertain length. And Obama's own plans seemed up in the air. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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