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How the government shutdown affects the daily life
President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans came no closer to ending a standoff on Tuesday that has forced the first government shutdown in 17 years and thrown hundreds of thousands of federal employees out of work.
As police cordoned off landmarks like the Lincoln Memorial and government agencies stopped cncer treatments and trade negotiations, Republicans in the House of Representatives moved to restore funding to national parks, veterans care and the District of Columbia.
An effort to pass the three bills fell short on Tuesday evening, but Republicans plan to try again on Wednesday. They are likely to be defeated by the Democratic-controlled Senate.
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How the government shutdown affects the daily life
A furloughed federal employee holds a sign on the steps to the US Capitol after the government shut down, on Capitol Hill.
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How the government shutdown affects the daily life
The Lincoln Memorial is pictured devoid of tourists in Washington.
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Fernanda Wagstaff holds her hand out in disbelief as she reads a sign at the Air and Space Museum informing visitors that all Smithsonian museums are closed, in Washington.
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How the government shutdown affects the daily life
A sign at the entrance to Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico announces its closure.
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How the government shutdown affects the daily life
A statue of George Washington, the first president of the United States, is seen near the office of US Speaker of the House John Boehner in the US Capitol building in Washington.
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How the government shutdown affects the daily life
A security guard informs a woman that the Internal Revenue Service offices are closed in New York.
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How the government shutdown affects the daily life
A teleprompter used by President Obama to deliver remarks on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act is shown among White House staff and journalists is seen in the Rose Garden of the White House.
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How the government shutdown affects the daily life
The US Capitol is photographed through a chain fence in Washington.
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A couple from Japan sits on the steps of the National Gallery of Art, which they did not realize, is closed in Washington.
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How the government shutdown affects the daily life
Abigail Welch, a member of the Family, Career and Community Leadership of America group, poses in front of the US Capitol in Washington on day one of the government shutdown.
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How the government shutdown affects the daily life
Senator Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Senator Patty Murray and Senator Dick Durbin stand with a clock counting down to a government shutdown at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington.
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How the government shutdown affects the daily life
US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel listens on speaker phone during a conversation with Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter and other senior Defense Department officials about the US government shutdown, at his hotel in Seoul.
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How the government shutdown affects the daily life
The inside of the closed Smithsonian Air and Space Museum is seen in Washington.
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How the government shutdown affects the daily life
US House Speaker John Boehner walks to the floor of the Republican-controlled House during a late-night budget showdown at the Capitol.
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How the government shutdown affects the daily life
Women pass a sign announcing the closure of the National Gallery of Art in Washington.
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How the government shutdown affects the daily life
Statues of female figures representing Grief and History stand before the U.S. Capitol Dome on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
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How the government shutdown affects the daily life
Senator Ted Cruz departs the Senate floor after a late-night vote rejected budget legislation from the Republican-controlled House of Representatives at the Capitol in Washington.
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How the government shutdown affects the daily life
A National Parks policeman walks past a sign after the Lincoln Memorial was sealed off from visitors in Washington.
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A barricade leading to the Lincoln Memorial prevents access to tourist buses in Washington.
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