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Shutdown, Day One: Updates

Ongoing updates on the unfolding situation. Read more1:00 PM ETcomments

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Postal Service Woes

The Postal Service has been losing money for quite some time, with Congress ... Read more

In Focus: Who Faces Furloughs? arrow About 900,000 feds, almost half the civilian workforce, must take unpaid leave during the shutdown.

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Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va.

House Lawmakers Push Retroactive Pay for Furloughed Feds arrow Bipartisan bill ensures back pay; senators are expected to introduce companion ...

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Agencies Carrying Over More Money at the End of the Fiscal Year arrow Leftover balances rose over past five years, auditors find.

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Shutdown: How's It Going At Your Agency? arrow Share your thoughts on the first government closing since 1996.

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Play of the Day: The Series Finale of 'Breaking Gov' arrow Late night comedians tackle the final moments of the government shutdown.

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Obama’s Message to Feds: 'None of This Is Fair to You' arrow President's letter on first day of shutdown hails public service as 'noble.'

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.

How the Shutdown Ends arrow Senate has rejected the idea of conference negotiations.

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Poll: Don't Shut Down the Government Over Obamacare arrow Despite overall ambivalence toward the law, voters overwhelmingly oppose defunding it.

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Obama to Troops, Civilians: We'll Support You in Shutdown arrow President issues video message to Defense employees as shutdown begins.

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How Long Has the Government Been Closed? arrow A clock adding up the minutes of the shutdown.

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The White House in Washington is seen at night, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013.

SHUTDOWN: 'Agencies Should Now Execute Plans' arrow With Congress still deadlocked, OMB orders the first shutdown of government in 17 years.

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More Than 1/4 of Americans Really Don't Like Their Government Right Now arrow Anger with the federal government is now the highest since 1997, Pew ...

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