WASHINGTON, D.C.: Weakened and divided after a bruising budget standoff and two-week govern-ment shutdown, Republicans bickered on Sunday (Monday in Manila) over who to blame for the resulting damage to their party brand.

The party suffered a major hit in the polls after the crisis, with more Americans blaming Republicans than Democrats or President Barack Obama for the shutdown.

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