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Who is the conservative strategist behind the shutdown?

Sen. Ted Cruz may be the public face of the government shutdown, but Michael Needham is the man the Wall Street Journal has called the strategist behind the government shutdown. Needham, the CEO of Heritage Action, devised a plan months ago to defund or delay Obamacare by blocking federal spending. Chip Reid reports.
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