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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 30 Sep 2013

    "Bravado-fuelled game of dare that was almost bound to end this way" - read @BBCMarkMardell's analysis of US shutdownhttp://bbc.in/15Hpl2t 

    9:15 PM - 30 Sep 2013
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      1. ashley‏ @kajsiab_ashley 1 Oct 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @BBCMarkMardell hi there I can't tell in here

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      1. David Bluefeather‏ @Plumazul 1 Oct 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCMarkMardell "game of dare"?? You don't seem to understand what's happening here. This is totally one side that's playing

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      1. Kapitan Miguel‏ @mikejfrancisco 30 Sep 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCWorld @BBCMarkMardell ideoligical purity before anything else. oh, and maybe race purity too?

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      1. FuntimeswithADHD‏ @naturegee_k 1 Oct 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCMarkMardell at least these are politicians that refuse to bk down over or dilute propositions and laws they believe in

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      1. Mark Whittaker‏ @Whitbags 30 Sep 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCMarkMardell Real pity that this brinkmanship is playing politics with so many peoples lives/livelihoods #shutdown

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      1. Lani Lane‏ @lanigoogi 30 Sep 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCMarkMardell Pure hatred of the president has caused this...shame...Boehner OUT!!!

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      1. Mikey Kay‏Verified account @MikeyKayNYC 30 Sep 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCMarkMardell The result of the last US election should have urged the #GOP to reassess its strategy! 2-0 to #Obama me thinks

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      1. Mit Snyder‏ @MitSnyder 30 Sep 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCMarkMardell IT IS NOTW BRAVADO SIR.BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE WE HAVE HAD A PARTY STAND ON PRINCIPLE FOR THE PPL. GOP DID IT!

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      1. Norma Kehrberg‏ @Nepalnorma 30 Sep 2013
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        @BBCBreaking so sad and do stupid.

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      1. Jeanie Downey‏ @wntu2bmyacrobat 30 Sep 2013
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        “@BBCBreaking: "Bravado-fuelled game of dare that was almost bound to end this way" http://bbc.in/15Hpl2t ” Painfully accurate

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      1. Andy booth‏ @BoothAndy 30 Sep 2013
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        @BBCBreaking Its diabolical that the people who have brought this about are still getting paid while others suffer

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      1. (Ā,T)‏ @innerproduct 30 Sep 2013
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        @BBCBreaking Instead of lurching from crisis to crisis, as @BBCMarkMardell mentioned, the US just needs one large, red Self-Destruct button.

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      1. SNOWGO‏ @SNOWGOUSA 30 Sep 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCMarkMardell We are OPEN!! @SNOWGOUSA #shutdown2013

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      1. Ken Brickman‏ @SFBayAreaLax 30 Sep 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCMarkMardell Does Congress receive their paychecks?

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      1. Elli Meyrick‏ @ElliMeyrick 30 Sep 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCMarkMardell it is the workers, with no rebate guarantee I feel for. All 70,000 of them.

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      1. Colin T. Mohamed‏ @ColinMohamed 30 Sep 2013
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        “@BBCBreaking: "Bravado-fuelled game of dare that was almost bound to end this way" - AGREED

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      1. Renègärde‏ @taofeaq1muse 30 Sep 2013
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        @BBCBreaking As we celebrate the future of our great nation today as we mark our #53rd#independence anniversary#Happy #Anniversary#Nigeria!

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