Lindsey Graham says Dems will strike a deal on shutdown

GREENVILLE — The government shutdown is disruptive and inconvenient for South Carolinians, Sen. Lindsey Graham said Oct. 6, but the state's senior senator expects to find a breakthrough with Democrats this week. "There are more and more Democrats understanding this is not working for them," the Upstate senator told local reporters in Greenville before flying back to Washington, D.C., where senators are tasked with striking a deal to fund the federal government and end a shutdown that has reverberated across the country. The shutdown began at midnight Sept. 30 after two proposals failed: one a Democratic measure to extend health…