Election-year pressures could paralyze Congress in 2014

By Tim Mak
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A bitterly divided Congress that over the past year careened from crisis to crisis, pushed the nation to the brink of default and eventually shut down the federal government, ended 2013 on a more harmonious note, passing a defense policy bill and budget compromise with bipartisan support.

That newfound goodwill, however, won’t last long in the new year.

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