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But that exception might not survive a showdown over a Democratic appointee in 2017.

A coalition of conservative Republicans has threatened a showdown over a spending bill if it includes funding for Planned Parenthood.

1 59 p.m. | Updated The House and Senate are headed for a showdown over a short-term bill to fund the government because of a disagreement over disaster relief funding.

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WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress begins what promises to be another highly combative year on Monday with a showdown over a White House-backed bid to renew unemployment benefits for 1.3 million Americans.

In fact, Mr. Obama has crossed teachers' unions, notably in 2010 when he praised a mass firing of teachers in Rhode Island in a showdown over an administration policy to radically overhaul failing high-poverty schools.

Or, act out movie cliches: have a whirlwind romance on a Parisian train or stage a showdown over an explosive that's set to go off in ten minutes.

A showdown over awful corporate governance at a famous family-owned furniture manufacturer, Otsuka Kagu, ended this spring with a reforming daughter worsting her 71-year-old father.

In early October, James A. Kelly, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, flew to Pyongyang with a large entourage for a showdown over the uranium-enrichment program.

There even Ken Livingstone had to sack him in 1985 in a showdown over his unwillingness to set a budget, in defiance of both Thatcher and the law.

The decision by the company, Northwest Nonferrous International Investment Company, averts a showdown over its proposed $26 million purchase of a 51percentt stake in the Firstgold Corporation.