Federal Government: Government Shutdown

government shutdown: WASHINGTON President Barack Obama is cancelling a trip to Asia to stay in Washington and push for an elusive funding bill to get the federal government back up and running after days of a shutdown, with no end in sight, according to The Chronicle Herald. Obamas decision to skip the summits in Indonesia and Brunei was an indication of how entrenched the stand-off appeared to be as it entered its fourth day. Funding for much of the government has been cut off since Tuesday, when a Republican effort to thwart President Barack Obamas new health care law stalled a normally routine spending bill that would have kept the government going and The White House, in a statement late Thursday, blamed Republicans, saying the completely avoidable government shutdown was hurting the presidents efforts to promote trade and U.S. influence in emerging world markets. Secretary of State John Kerry flew to Bali, Indonesia, on Friday and will head the U.S. delegation to the summits. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.