US budget: Talks go on as government shutdown looms
Republicans and Democrats have offered starkly different reasons for an impasse in talks on US spending cuts as the clock ticks down towards a government shutdown.
Top Democratic leader Harry Reid said both sides had agreed to $38bn (£23bn) in cuts but were unable to agree on federal funding for abortion.
But House Speaker John Boehner said the main issue was the level of cuts.
Steve Kingstone reports.
08 Apr 2011