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How likely is another government shutdown?

Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

Congress has roughly 10 working days till the deadline to pass a budget with timeout for Jewish holidays and a speech by the Pope. The Iran nuclear deal, the export import bank, the highway

trust fund, the debt limit, and military spending are all waiting for action. But a single

issue may get in the way, with Tea Party Republicans defying

their own leaders unless planned parenthood is defunded. If betting on politics was legal,

the Washington Post says it would tell readers to put some money on the government shutting down

on October 1st. Today's talking point, a new species of ancient humans found in the South

African cave.

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Program Fund. Hello again, Warren. I'll. Back with To the Point. Congress has so much

unfinished business and time is growing so short that the federal government faces another shutdown

at the end of this month. We'll hear how it might become hostage to a single hot-button

political issue funding for Planned Parenthood. Today's talking point, tiny spilunkers have

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