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Is the current Washington stalemate a taste of the future?

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In Washington today, a reported deal to reopen the government and raise the debt limit by Thursday was on again, off again.

Deal or no deal, there's no guarantee that another similar crisis won't arise a few weeks from now.

Tea Party Republicans want an end to business as usual.

And new sources of funding allow them to thumb their noses at the traditional GOP.

Who's in control on Capitol Hill?

What about next year's elections?

Is real compromise possible in Washington's 24-hour goldfish bowl?

Today's talking point will the U.S. Supreme Court put an end to affirmative action.

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Hello again, Warren-Aulney, back with To the Point. House Republicans have cast doubt on a bipartisan

Senate plan for reopening the government and raising the debt limit by Thursday. Well, have cast doubt on a bipartisan Senate plan for reopening the

government and raising the debt limit by Thursday. Well, business as usual become a thing of the past

in Washington. We'll talk about the long-term future. Today's talking point, Michigan voters

prohibited the use of race for admission in public universities. Does that violate the right of equal

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