Obama: Shutdown ‘inflicted completely unnecessary damage’ (LIVE BLOG)
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Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) walks to the House Chamber for a vote October 16, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. On the 16th day of a government shutdown, the House has passed a bill to reopen the government until January 15 and raise the nation’s debt ceiling until February 7, 2014.
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