Tea party in the background as US government shuts down

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Many US government employees will go without pay, and many agencies will shut down after the extraordinary failure of congress to pass a routine budget bill. Some observers are blaming the rise of the tea party, the more radical faction in the Republican party.

As a result of the shutdown many government staff will be going without pay, and many government offices will be closed. We look into how the US got to this point where it seems to be cutting off its nose to spite its face.

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