Shutdown Averted, Debate Resumes

With a shutdown averted, legislators try to reconcile ideas about the 2012 budget.
Shutdown Averted, Debate Resumes
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House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a news conference on Apr. 15 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. House Democrats were calling on Republicans not to end Medicare.  (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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