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• Even for a town accustomed to hyperbole, the spat over spending, borrowing and health-care reform has attracted more than its share of over-the-top rhetoric.
• While most Americans may tune it out, it's a good bet the violence-tinged accusations won't make it any easier for the two sides to come together on critical issues of spending and borrowing.
• Take Rep. Michelle Bachmann, a Minnesota Republican, who warned on the House floor earlier this year what can happen if Republicans don't overturn "Obamacare," the president's health care law.
• "Let's repeal this failure before it literally kills women, kills children, kills senior citizens," Bachmann said.
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• WASHINGTON (AP) -- A government shutdown would have far-reaching consequences for some, but minimal impact on others. The mail would still be delivered and Social Security and Medicare benefits would continue to flow. But vacationers would be turned away from national parks and Smithsonian museums. Low-to-moderate income borrowers and first-time homebuyers seeking government-backed mortgages could face delays.
• Here's how services would -- or would not -- be affected if Congress fails to reach an agreement averting a government shutdown at midnight Monday.
• AIR TRAVEL
• Federal air traffic controllers would remain on the job and airport screeners would keep funneling passengers through security checkpoints. Federal inspectors would continue enforcing safety rules.
• INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
• The State Department would continue processing foreign applications for visas and U.S. applications for passports, since fees are collected to finance those services. Embassies and consulates overseas would continue to provide services to American citizens.
• BENEFIT PAYMENTS
• Social Security and Medicare benefits would keep coming, but there could be delays in processing new disability applications. Unemployment benefits would still go out.
• FEDERAL COURTS

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