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The World Next Week: The Budget Battle Showdown

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  • James M. LindsayCFR Expert
    Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy
John Boehner (R-OH) and Harry Reid (D-NV) walk together after speaking with President Obama about the continuing budget negotiations on April 7, 2011.
John Boehner (R-OH) and Harry Reid (D-NV) walk together after speaking with President Obama about the continuing budget negotiations on April 7, 2011. (Joshua Roberts/courtesy Reuters)

The World Next Week podcast is up.  Bob McMahon and I talked about the possible shutdown of the federal government; the summit of the BRICS nations in China; and the fiftieth anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s 108-minute space flight.

[audio: https://www.cfr.org/content/publications/media/podcast/2011/20110407_TWN…]

The highlights:

Bob and I aren’t the only commentators debating these issues. The New York Times covers President Obama’s late night meetings with congressional leaders, and the Los Angeles Times has details on how a government shutdown would affect you. Reuters previews the agenda for the upcoming BRICS summit, and Jim O’Neill, the economist who coined the term “BRIC” nine years ago, rethinks emerging markets.