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1. Prolonged political crisis in Washington could weaken US: Kerry
Nusa Dua, Indonesia, Oct 05, 2013 (AFP) -
Secretary of State John Kerry warned on Saturday that a prolonged political
crisis in Washington could weaken the United States globally, as the US
government shutdown dragged into a fifth day.
"If it were prolonged, or repeated, people would begin to question the
willingness of the United States to stay the course and its ability to, but
that's not the case and I don't think it will be the case," he told journalists
at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Indonesia's Bali.