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Saturday, January 12, 2019

77 (and counting) very real direct effects of the partial government shutdown

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63) The Pentagon isn't affected, but defense contractors who do business with multiple agencies are. Executives for two contractors told Defense One the shutdown is costing them $10 million per week in payroll for workers who have been idled. And the government is tens of millions behind in payments.</a>
A demonstrator holds a sign, signifying hundreds of thousands of federal employees who won't be receiving their paychecks as a result of the partial government shutdown, during a "Rally to End the Shutdown" in Washington.
Vice President Mike Pence and other White House staffers leave shutdown negotiations.
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This photo made available by NASA shows they eye of Hurricane Michael, as seen from the International Space Station on Tropical Weather Space Station - 10 Oct 2018.
A sign placed by a volunteer is taped to a restroom door at Joshua Tree National Park on January 4, 2019 in Joshua Tree National Park, California.
This is William Striffler's paycheck.

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