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U.S. Representative Bruce Westerman, a Republican from Arkansas, received one vote in Wednesday's ballot for House Speaker.

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Horrible word that people in washington used. he talked about scheduling. and he just soundly sounded like he could be harry reid, like he has done 40 years in the capitol. this is a guy who has been celebrated for his military service, very much a fellow arkansan. mostly a plainspoken guy. but this went against him today. >> you have to wonder whether there are people who get elected for office and live off public acclaim would rather have harry reid in the old days or now mitch mcconnell or chuck scher as their best friend, or the support of that last guy talking at the last town meeting the...

shall we? and there is another showdown over a possible shutdown. one week from today, the federal government will are up out of money. so with critical government programs and disaster relief hanging in the balance, congress is taking the weekend off. but they say they have good reason to. they needed to cool off a bit. cnn congressional correspondent indicate baldwin tells us what's holding up a deal. >> with lawmakers heading for the exits and after a long week of heated debate. >> that's the danger to this country is the $14 trillion deficit and the $1.6 trillion we add to it eve...