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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">One more thought: This report, assuming it is accurate, tells us that the Democrats are willing to trade away a freeze extension for something else they want.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">That makes it unlikely that the presence of a freeze extension in the final package will trigger a Senate filibuster, much less a government shutdown because
 the issue prevents passage and signing of a short term funding bill.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:navy">&quot;Luck is the residue of design&quot; -- Branch Rickey</span></i></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"> Greg Shatan [mailto:gregshatanipc@gmail.com]
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 21, 2016 11:10 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Phil Corwin<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Nigel Roberts; accountability-cross-community@icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [CCWG-ACCT] Update on the Status of the Transition Negotiations In Congress<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Pick your poison?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 11:04 AM, Phil Corwin &lt;<a href="mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com" target="_blank">psc@vlaw-dc.com</a>&gt; wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This is how legislative sausage gets made.<br>
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The same conservative interests that oppose or wish to delay the IANA transition are also generally opposed to the existence of the Ex-Im Bank, so it's not clear if the proposed horse trade reported in the story will be accepted.<br>
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From: <a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org">accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org">accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a>] On Behalf
 Of Nigel Roberts<br>
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 10:53 AM<br>
To: <a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a><br>
Subject: Re: [CCWG-ACCT] Update on the Status of the Transition Negotiations In Congress<br>
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So how exactly how many horses are being traded right now?<br>
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On 21/09/16 15:40, Paul Rosenzweig wrote:<br>
&gt; As there was much interest yesterday, I thought I would share this<br>
&gt; update from the Washington Post on negotiations regarding the US<br>
&gt; budget and their effect on the IANA transition:<br>
&gt; <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/09/20/senate-lea" target="_blank">
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/09/20/senate-lea</a><br>
&gt; ders-say-they-are-close-to-deal-to-prevent-government-shutdown-provide<br>
&gt; -zika-funds/<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; FWIW, in my opinion the Post is more or less our &quot;home town&quot; newspaper<br>
&gt; and tends to have solid sourcing for articles like this.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Paul<br>
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&gt; Paul Rosenzweig<br>
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&gt; Red Branch Consulting<br>
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