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US government shutdown looms, no end in sight

The partial US government shutdown has stretched for over two weeks, only a couple of days short of the longest federal funding gap in American history.

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Susan Modaress 
Press TV, New York

The partial US government shutdown has stretched for over two weeks, only a couple of days short of the longest federal funding gap in American history. President Donald Trump says he is willing to keep the shutdown for as long as it takes, until he receives the funding for his border wall.