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Pushed through. the government shutdown is very, very slim at this point and i think well continue to talk about this for weeks if not months and the stop gap and extending it, but i dont think it will come to the point to lock down. >> and yesterday, president obama putting out a call to speaker boehner and seems to be a gap, but there are some essential services and americans need and people who file the tax returns have gotten refunds some of them, but if the government shuts down, will the i...

Would come with the shiite government setting next door in bahrain, and they were willing to take military action. why the united states seemed to be caught unaware, if they were, remains to be seen. this is tremendously concerning that there is military action right now in bahrain just miles from the kingdom of saudi arabia, which is supporting the world right now with its oil in the absence of libyan oil exports and which is the closest american military partner in the arab world. >> andrea, i...

Keeple federal government government. its a stop gap will that cuts spending by about $4 billion. dana bash is here with more details. so were expecting the senate to basically follow the house, right? >> reporter: thats right. there is virtually no question that the senate will pass this would two week spending measure. but it is important to notes temporary. it is just two week. and what it effectively does is buys both sides time to negotiate, negotiate the very, very big gulf between the two...

Before including the fact that hell fight to the last man and woman and that a lot of this is driven by al qaeda. he also said something a bit new which is that the ports and that the oil refineries are all safe. its an interesting way to put it. you have brega being attacked this morning and one of the largest ports close to the egyptian border very much in control by the opposition. >> all right. stephanie, thank you. back here in washington, congress is expected to approve a stop gap measure ...

I think people are born like that. this young child who i have yet to met but read a lot about was born to push the envelope. at 1, he was doing it. >> born to be wild, is that what youre saying right there? >> i think it would be a great song if we could come up with a second line. >> repeat it. >> couple of headlines for you now. budget battle heating up with three days to go before a federal government shutdown, the house will reportedly vote on a stop gap measure later today that will keep t...

Monarchy. >> jamie: get out your stop watch because time is quickly running out for congress to avoid a shutdown of the federal government. the government has enough money to keep running only until midnight friday unless lawmakers can reach an agreement. democrats and republicans will get back to work on a stop gap measure tomorrow. can they strike a deal in time? joining us now, nancy pfotenhauer and former clinton economic advisor hi tim funk. how do we bring both sides together? >> the polit...

With newt gingrich this time they have the political leverage on their side and this game of chicken really favors them to go up to the brink and beyond? >> yeah. theres an argument to be made and republicans make it it is different this time. its not 1995. the mood among american voters is much more anti-spending and concern about the deficit. we have people covering town halls during this brief recess and they are still hearing that sort of tea party driven passion. yeah, shut down the governm...

Against voting for these cuts. it has been a contentious debates. republicans since the controversy involving npr have been committed to going for the cuts. >> perhaps the wig on big one. blocking money to implement obamas healthcare overhaul law enacted last year. march 4 is the deadline quickly approaching. the back and forth bricking back memories to the government shutdowns of 1995. do you think that is a possibility? >> a month ago i wouldnt have said to. now, it appears that they cant even...

Legislature instead of doing comprehensive tax reform and balancing their budget through the tax system decided to use the stimulus money to balance the budget. that meant that the stimulus money didnt stimulate the way it was supposed to and was just used as a stop gap. and put off the problem frankly until right now. >> so im thinking about your entire school has 34 teachers. they might lose 15. i mean, what does that say for the kind of education youll be able to provide for your kids? >> you...

In five years or eight years but we have to get this debt down. bill: what youre arguing as an economic guy is go ahead and raise the tkoebt sealing but put some stop gap measures in there, cut the spending, show us a blueprint down the road where you dont have to increase the debt the next time it inspires. >> reporter: youve said it very well. that is exactly what im trying to say. the president is meeting with the leaders of china lets not forget, folks the country that owns most of our debt ...