Debt Fight Brings Political Knives

The compromise that averted a government shutdown late Friday night has among its hallmarks the distinction of being the type of agreement that both sides attacked before they came around to embrace it. Republicans insisted on more cuts and more policy bite; they settled for less money and none of the most significant provisions impacting abortion and environmental law. Democrats drew a line in the sand on budget cuts, but they had to redraw it even without knowing what the line-item impact will be.

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