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Sunrise on the Shutdown

Sunrise on the Shutdown

The U.S. Capitol at sunrise in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 1, 2013, the first day of a federal government shutdown since 1996. — The sun rises on the U.S. Capitol and the Peace Monument in Washington, Oct. 1, 2013. Midnight marked the beginning of the first federal government shutdown since 1996.Brooks Kraft / Corbis for TIME

October 1, 2013 5:48 PM EDT

The U.S. Capitol at sunrise in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 1, 2013, the first day of a federal government shutdown since 1996. — The sun rises on the U.S. Capitol and the Peace Monument in Washington, Oct. 1, 2013. Midnight marked the beginning of the first federal government shutdown since 1996.Brooks Kraft / Corbis for TIME

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