Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Obama to cut short Asia trip as shutdown continues

Reid departs rally celebrating Obamacare at the U.S. Capitol in Washington By Andy Sullivan and Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday scaled down a long-planned trip to Asia, as a U.S. government shutdown entered a second day with no end in sight to the funding row in Congress that triggered it. Obama is expected to leave on Saturday for summit meetings in Indonesia and Brunei. Malaysian media quoted Prime Minister Najib Razak as saying he would now skip a subsequent visit to Kuala Lumpur. His last stop, in the Philippines, also now looks in question. ...








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