Charter school program gets rare support from House Republicans, GOP
A legislation that would provide continued support of charter schools in the US has received bipartisan support in the House of Representatives, the Times-Picayune said.
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President Barack Obama blamed House Speaker John Boehner for the government shutdown, which did not show any let up in its third day, The Associated Press reported. In addition to the House Speaker, Obama also blamed a small group of conservative Republicans who want "to extract concessions in exchange for passing a short term spending bill that would restart the partially stuttered government."
The Republican controlled House of Representatives voted on Thursday evening to cut $39 billion from the country's food stamp assistance program.
U.S. Representative Michelle Bachmann, leader of the Tea Party movement, announced that she will not seek re-election, and will retire from the House of Representatives.
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