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AP survey: US budget impasse holding back economy

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The political standoff over the U.S. budget is slowing the U.S. economy — more so than any hesitance by Americans to spend freely.

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The political standoff over the U.S. budget is slowing the U.S. economy — more so than any hesitance by Americans to spend freely.That consensus emerges from the latest Associated Press Economy Survey just as the budget impasse in Washington is about to trigger automatic spending cuts across the economy.