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hard-earned money. some simple thingsckpñ you can our financial experts will fill us in on how to live on less. but first, let s turn to washington, shall we, where this time next week we could see some government agencies shutting down because they will be out of money. lawmakers are still arguing over a new spending plan to keep everything up and running. they re off this weekend after days and days of bickering, the biggest sticking point here is over money for disaster relief. republicans in the house say any monies for fema must be offset by alternative energy programs. democrats say, huh-uh. that s the danger to this country is the $14 trillion deficit and the $ 1.6 trillion we add to it every year. wake up! wake up! you can t kill these programs. this is the solution you are killing. the senate majority leader harry reid sans intends to push for a vote monday on the compromised package. deputy political director paul steinhauser explains why republicans ....