Time Short, Tempers Flare In Budget Showdown

By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press
Mon, 03/28/2011 - 2:53pm

WASHINGTON (AP) -- With the clock ticking toward a possible government shutdown, spending-cut talks between Senate Democrats and the Republicans controlling the House have broken off in a whom-do-you-trust battle over legislation to keep operations running for another six months....

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