Outgoing House Speaker Predicts No US Government Shutdown

The announced resignation of House Speaker John Boehner has heightened disarray in Congress as it faces a deadline at midnight Wednesday to keep the U.S. government funded. A narrow path exists to avoid a partial federal shutdown, but one that will require Republicans and Democrats in both houses of Congress to act in concert and with rare discipline as time runs short.

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