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September 30th, 2013
05:11 PM ET

U.S. headed for a government shutdown

The threat of a partial government shutdown is just hours away, as Congress battles once again over President Barack Obama's health care law, so-called Obamacare.

If Congress fails to compromise before midnight Monday, about a quarter of government workers, the ones deemed "non-essential," will have forced and potentially unpaid time off starting Tuesday.

CNN's Jake Tapper reports.

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