Washington (CNN) -- For Washington, Christmas could come early. Or it could not come at all. The deal to end the government shutdown in October included a new deadline -- come up with a plan to fund the government by December 13 -- or risk another partial government shutdown next month. Well, December 13 is Friday and House and Senate negotiators don't yet have a deal. And that's not the only thing Congress has to work on before the House is supposed to leave town, also on Friday, and the Senate at the end of next week. The budget
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Congress has made a habit of working until the last minute to meet fiscal deadlines
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This year, Congressional negotiators are working on a budget for 2014
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If Congress fails to act, the price of milk could spike
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Doctors face cuts to reimbursements for seeing Medicare patients
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