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Clock counts down to looming government shutdown

Posted at 5:28 PM, Sep 30, 2013
and last updated 2013-09-30 19:28:00-04

The clocking is counting down as lawmakers continue to debate how to fund the government. If an agreement cannot be reached by 12:01 a.m. Tuesday the federal government will shut down.

President Barack Obama’s signature health care law, The Affordable Care Act, is at the center of the dispute.