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April
US Budget: Washington braced for shutdown
6 April 2011 The Financial Times
As debate rages in Congress over how to pare billions from the US budget, there are others in Washington worrying about more immediate cuts: businesses in the US capital, who will feel an immediate impact on their bottom lines if there is a budget shutdown.
Jim Dinegar, president of the Greater Washington board of trade, said he is hearing growing concern from many of the US capital’s businesses – from large government contractors to local restaurants.
