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Divided Republicans and the politics of abortion. Hello again, I'm Norman Alney, and this is

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There won't be a government shutdown this week, but there may only have been a postponement as the fight continues over planned parenthood.

At a hearing today, the group's president said deceptively edited videos are being used to support outrageous accusations about abortion and fetal tissue.

Republicans insisted the organization does bad things with federal money.

Democrats renewed their charge of a war against women.

With GOP leaders under siege in both houses, the business of government could again become hostage to politics,

possibly before the end of this year.

Today's talking point shell oil won't drill in the Arctic after all.

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Hello again, Mormon-Aulney, back with To the Point. With the resignation of House Speaker John Boehner,

it appears that federal agencies will stay in business, at least for the moment. But Republicans are divided among themselves,

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