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realDonaldTrump [soylentnews.org] writes:

"The White House on Thursday signaled that a 'large down payment' on border wall funding -- and potentially less than the $5.7 billion that President Trump has long requested -- could be sufficient to bring Republicans to the table and end the ongoing partial federal government shutdown.

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But Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi dismissed the proposal shortly afterward as a nonstarter, saying it was 'not a reasonable agreement.'" foxnews.com/politics/white-house-large-down-payment-on-wall-could-end-government-shutdown [foxnews.com]

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