Washington impasse
October 14, 2013![A protester displays a placard as he joins others in a demonstration in front of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, October 3, 2013, urging congress to end the federal government shutdown. The political crisis gripping Washington could trigger a 'catastrophic' US debt default, the Treasury warned Thursday, as America limped into day three of a government shutdown. Despite the looming danger to the US and world economies, there was no sign that either President Barack Obama or his Republican foes were ready to give ground. AFP Photo/Jewel Samad (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)](https://static.dw.com/image/17134906_800.webp)
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The budget deadlock in Washington remains unresolved. Positions on both sides are so entrenched that a compromise, however weak, looks increasingly unlikely - ahead of the debt ceiling deadline.
DW looks at what's at stake.