  President Obama aboard Air Force One. / Colin E. Braley, AP
If the government shuts down -- and stays shut down through the
weekend -- President Obama will have a tough decision to make.
To go to Asia or not.  Obama is scheduled to leave Saturday on a
week-long trip to Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, and the
Philippines, a journey that includes a pair of economic summits
with Asian nations.  White House spokesman Jay Carney said
Monday that the trip is still on, but added: "We'll see,
obviously, what happens as this week unfolds."  Obama is eager
to go; the administration wants to wrap up the details of a free
trade agreement known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership.  But if
Congress and the White House are unable to agree on a new
spending plan by midnight Monday, major parts of the government
could shut down.  If the impasse isn't resolved by Saturday,
Obama's scheduled departure date, it could be tough politically
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