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US government shutdown masks a bid for raw power
Trump will turn this crisis into an opportunity – to hollow out the administrative state.
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The Ohio Clock after striking midnight at the US Capitol in Washington, on Oct 1.
PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
Cory Alpert
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The United States government entered its 20th shutdown since 1976 on Oct 1, after Congress failed to agree on funding for the fiscal year.
Such shutdowns were once rare and short – a good many in the 1980s lasted just a day or two.
