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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 8 Oct 2013

    "House Republicans don't get to demand ransom to do their jobs" - US President Obama says in White House statement on #shutdown

    11:25 AM - 8 Oct 2013
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      2. Tracy Cooper‏ @RagamuffinCB 8 Oct 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking Inverted logic. House has passed funding for most of gov't. Senate not voting until it includes ACA. Who is ransoming what?

        6 replies 2 retweets 4 likes
      3. Lucia ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️‏ @ClassicLucia 8 Oct 2013
        Replying to @RagamuffinCB

        @RagamuffinCB @BBCBreaking you're a moron. The ACA is the law upheld by the SCOTUS, if u wanted to overturn it u should've won the election!

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      2. Lucia ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️‏ @ClassicLucia 8 Oct 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        .@BBCBreaking I support President Obama 1000%! If Republicans wanted to repeal Obamacare then they should have WON the election in November!

        1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes
      3. Asa Williams‏ @asavwms 8 Oct 2013
        Replying to @ClassicLucia

        @LuvLuchia And look for a good bunch of those Republicans in the House to be shown the door NEXT November.

        1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes
      4. Rene Ebsworth‏ @ebsworth57 9 Oct 2013
        Replying to @asavwms

        @asavwms @LuvLuchia Make sure WE ALL REMEMBER THAT !

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Rene Ebsworth‏ @ebsworth57 9 Oct 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking The Republicans have shown over and over that they are unfit to do their job, those sick fucks have ruined our Country!

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      1. Marjorie Hogan‏ @Matriarch1939 9 Oct 2013
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        @BBCBreaking Every president before has negotiated without condition, Can't blame House they ARE doing their job.

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      1. Neil Rumbold‏ @neilrumbold 8 Oct 2013
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        @BBCBreaking I thought US had gov't of&for the people & people voted for Obama incl. care policy. #shutdown ignores the will of the people?

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      1. Phil Bradbury‏ @9toedsleuth 8 Oct 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCWorld THE ARCTIC 30 TO BE FREED NEXT WEEK http://philsreport.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/the-arctic-30-can-go-free-when-chelsea.html …

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      1. Swiss army dad‏ @broom2112 8 Oct 2013
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        @BBCBreaking fire the lot of em.

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      1. Mike Newton‏ @MikeNewton777 8 Oct 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking #shutdown Since when in America is it either party's "job" to cave in to any and all Presidential demands? Not for 237 years!

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      1. Mark Boonstra‏ @markluitzen 8 Oct 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking only Obama may do that.. He wants no concurrents..

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      1. Joseph shima‏ @JoTyopson 8 Oct 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking : yes Mr Obama is time to put aside party alliance and seek the common good of the country.

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      1. John Bachnak‏ @JohnBachnak 8 Oct 2013
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        @BBCBreaking if I were in congress, I would not stop the shutdown until @BarackObama Resines as president!

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      1. Belinda Mixson‏ @DREAMGURL038 8 Oct 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking It's a hard ball but da facts still remains. We have 2 cum 2gether....

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      1. Irish Eyes 'r smilin‏ @mmoore229 8 Oct 2013
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        @BBCBreaking - It's his damn shutdown.

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