U.S. Government Shutdown Controversy (2011)

Biden: Second Obama term possible even with high unemployment

2011-08-22 10:28:00

President Obama can win a second term even if the economic recovery fails to gather steam, Vice President Joe Biden said Monday. In an interview aboard Air Force Two as he continued a nine-day tour of Asia, the vice president based his conviction in part...

Could a government shutdown silence Congress on Facebook?

2011-04-08 21:37:03

Budget? What budget? Obama talks energy in Philadelphia before an Al Sharpton gala in New York

2011-04-06 16:37:07

Dollar gets trashed as U.S. shutdown looms

2011-04-08 16:35:20

Federal budget deadlock threatens Obama family's weekend vacation; more urgent talks today

2011-04-08 04:35:52

As U.S. prepares to furlough 800,000 federal workers, Obama declares Volunteer Week. Coincidence?

2011-04-08 16:37:16

Deal reached to avoid government shutdown

2011-04-08 20:08:00

Perilously close to a government shutdown, congressional leaders reached agreement with the White House late Friday night on a deal to cut tens of billions of dollars in federal spending and avert the closure. House Speaker John Boehner informed the...

Last-minute deal averts government shutdown

2011-04-08 20:27:00

Congressional negotiators struck a last-minute deal to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year, congressional leaders and the White House said late Friday, averting a threatened shutdown. The House and Senate are expected to approve a seven-...

Robert Redford on ‘This Week’; Mark Cuban on ‘Reliable Sources’

2011-04-09 16:36:31

Fed Shutdown Would Be Bad News in Leavenworth

2011-04-08 19:53:00

With a U.S. Army post, federal prison and a VA hospital, few cities in the metro area are a closely tied to federal government as Leavenworth, and local businesses there were making adjustments in the event of the narrowly-averted government shutdown....

At Lincoln Memorial, Obama Again Makes Point That Government Is Open

2011-04-09 14:06:00

Gov't shutdown averted as lawmakers reach agreement

2011-04-09 19:17:00

Democrats and Republicans narrowly averted a partial shutdown of the federal government Friday night, agreeing on a budget deal and a short-term funding extension little more than an hour before the clock struck midnight and time ran out. The new funding...

U.S. President Barack Obama shakes the hands of tourists visiting the Lincoln Memorial during a surprise visit a day after budget negotiations with Congress prevented a government shutdown April 9, 2011 in Washington, DC .

2011-04-07 00:00:00