Shutdown looms as Senate rejects newest House budget plan

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell departed the Senate chamber after the Senate rejected the House budget bill Monday night.

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell departed the Senate chamber after the Senate rejected the House budget bill Monday night.

President Obama is seen in a White House photo signing a bill that would provide for payment of Armed Forces  members during a shutdown.

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President Obama is seen in a White House photo signing a bill that would provide for payment of Armed Forces members during a shutdown.

Members of the House of Representatives departed the Capitol passing a budget resolution Monday night.

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Members of the House of Representatives departed the Capitol after passing a budget resolution Monday night.

House Speaker John Boehner walked to the House to vote on a budget bill Monday night.

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House Speaker John Boehner walked to the House to vote on a budget bill Monday night.

President Obama spoke about a government shutdown during a Cabinet meeting Monday.

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President Obama spoke about a government shutdown during a Cabinet meeting Monday.

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From left to right, lower-tax advocate Grover Norquist, and Republican senators Ron Johnson, Wis., Mike Enzi, Wy., and David Vitter, La., stood outside the Capitol.

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., followed by Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., arrived at the Senate floor for a vote on the government funding bill.

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Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., followed by Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., arrived at the Senate floor for a vote on the government funding bill.

Speaker John Boehner was followed by the House leadership as he walked to a news conference.

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Speaker John Boehner was followed by the House leadership as he walked to a news conference.

President Obama during televised remarks from the White House.

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President Obama spoke during televised remarks from the White House.

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