Oct 02 Shutdown felt all the way overseas — at U.S. cemeteries Photo of graves at Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial by Flickr user palbo A quiet plot of land 17 kilometers northwest of Bayeux, France, serves as one of the most unlikely victims of the U.S. Government shutdown. The Normandy… Continue reading
Oct 01 #shutdown Commissaries, relied upon by U.S. military families for tax-free groceries, to shut down Wednesday: http://t.co/mev6WP4jMK -SS— The Associated Press (@AP) October 1, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch Why ‘nobody blinked’ in political showdown over budget spending Why 'nobody blinked' in political showdown over budget spending… Continue watching
Oct 01 Time magazine has a solution to panda cam shutdown .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }… Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch Political deadlock drags on as Americans feel effects of government shutdown Political deadlock drags on as Americans feel effects of government shutdown… Continue watching
Oct 01 Veterans storm the gates of closed WWII Memorial .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Hundreds, including veterans, arrived at… Continue reading
Oct 01 Happy 123rd birthday, Yosemite! For your birthday, the government got you nothing If you've visited Google, you've noticed that Tuesday's Google Doodle is in honor of Yosemite National Park's 123rd birthday. And what a way to celebrate than with a government shutdown that will keep the park closed on its… Continue reading
Oct 01 UPDATE: Obama address scheduled for 1 p.m. EDT UPDATE: President Obama will now make his address at 1 p.m. EDT. WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is getting ready to address the American people as the federal government moves ahead with a partial shutdown and new health insurance… Continue reading
Oct 01 PHOTO: Lincoln Memorial closed to public on first morning of shutdown Photo by Frank Carlson/PBS NEWSHOUR D.C. residents and tourists were greeted with barricades around numerous locations on the National Mall this morning. The Lincoln Memorial and other national monuments in Washington were blocked off as of midnight last… Continue reading
Oct 01 #SHUTDOWN @JakeSherman not fun pic.twitter.com/T9REiXxBHK— Drew Schneider (@DrewiSchneider) October 1, 2013 A government staffer tweets a picture of the massive line to get into the Cannon House Office Building in Washington Tuesday morning. Continue reading