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the shelves while wedding guests are told how to behave on the big day. good morning, everyone. welcome to msnbc saturday. i m alex witt. let s get to what s happening right now out there. well, it came down to the wire. just minutes after midnight congress passed a budget bill to avoid a government shutdown. today there s new reaction from president obama who says the $38 billion in cuts will require sacrifice by all americans. some of the cuts we draeed to will be painful. programs we rely on will be cut back. infrastructure projects will be delayed. i would not have made these cuts in better circumstances, but we also prevent thissed important debate from being overtaken by politics and unrelated disagreements on social issues. well, removing those social issues, specifically a provision that would have blocked federal funding of planned parenthood, is being hailed as a win by democrats. meanwhile, republicans are flaunting sweeping spending cuts. all 100 of us ....