Republicans and Democrats stumbled one day closer to a government shutdown on Friday, as the two parties escalated what has become a broader battle over Washington's role in the U.S. economy. Read the Article>

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Republican opposition to President Obama’s healthcare reform plan, and the still-developing regulations for the sprawling legislation, are choking the Congressional Budget Office. Read the Article>

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Republicans will present this week a 2012 budget proposal that would cut more than $4 trillion from federal spending projected over the next decade and transform the Medicare health program for the elderly, a move that will dramatically reshape the budget debate in Washington. Read the Article>

The proposal, outlined by Rep. Paul Ryan, would aim to cut at least $4 trillion from the deficit over 10 years. Read the Article>

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On Capitol Hill, lawmakers are arguing over budget line items and billions of dollars as they try to strike a deal to keep the government running for the rest of the fiscal year. The latest in a string of short-term funding bills expires in early April. Read the Article>

After taking flak from Planned Parenthood during the health care debate last year, President Barack Obama has returned to its good graces, garnering praise from a group whose federal funding is at stake in the heated budget debate with Republicans on Capitol Hill. Read the Article>