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After hitting the stalemate over the size of the bill, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said late last week that he and Pelosi worked some things out and plan to "continue to have discussions."

It may have taken more than two weeks, but the government finally looks set to reopen. At least until early 2014, that is.

As of 12:01 a.m. EST on Tuesday, the federal government closed down. Congressional leaders in the House of Representatives and the Senate were unable to reach an agreement on a budget or a temporary fix, known as a continuing resolution, before the start of the new fiscal year on October 1.

Chuck Hagel, whose confirmation hearing in the Senate was highly contentious, was finally confirmed today as the next secretary of defense by a vote of 58-41.

Do you ever question people who are allowed to have children? I find myself asking this question on a daily basis. Some people aren't made to be parents. This guy tops the list though, in Ohio, a judge ordered 35-year-old Asim Taylor to “make all reasonable efforts to avoid impregnating a woman.” The father of nine owes nearly $100,000 in unpaid child support payments, and now has been ordered to