The US Congress could not agree on a spending bill The U.S. government shutdown went into effect at 12:01 a.m. ET Tuesday after lawmakers in the House and the Senate could not agree on a spending bill to fund the government. The two sides bickered and blamed for more than a week over Obamacare, the president's signature health care law. House Republicans insisted the spending bill include anti-Obamacare amendments. Senate Democrats were just as insistent that it didn't. Federal employees who are deemed essential will continue working. But non- essential employees will be furloughed. Most furloughed federal workers are supposed to be out of their offices within four hours of the start of business Tuesday. http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/30/politics/ shutdown-showdown/index.html?hpt=hp_ t1
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