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shutdown: u.s. government is closed until further notice

In day, Democratic controlled Senate twice rejected different House-passed measures that would keep the government open through Dec 15, provided that Affordable Care Act was postponed for year and other changes were made to the health care law. ... Democratic Senate..

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