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Even the commemoration of Constitution Day, the anniversary of the signing of the Constitution, exposes the hyperpartisan divide in Congress. (Photo: Thinkstock)
Columnists

Blame James Madison for the government shutdown

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A furloughed federal worker, who did not wish to be identified, holds out a sign to passing traffic on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013. President Barack Obama summoned congressional leaders to the White House on the second day of a partial government shutdown that has furloughed hundreds of thousands of workers and closed military cemeteries as far away as France. Republican leaders welcomed the Wednesday afternoon meeting but questioned whether Democrats were ready to deal. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Politics

Day 2: Lawmakers see no easy path to reopening the government

Rebecca Berg -
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Pedestrians walk past a barricade preventing them from entering the World War II Memorial on Wednesday. (AP/Susan Walsh)
Beltway Confidential

Feds close popular memorials, leave little-known sites open

Joel Gehrke -
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After Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., heard reports about park officials threatening to arrest elderly veterans visiting the World War II memorial, he went down to the monument site to see it for himself. (AP Photo)
Beltway Confidential

Rep. Doug Lamborn wants Obama to ‘tear down the barricades’ at World War II Memorial

Charlie Spiering -
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White House press secretary Jay Carney on Wednesday said veterans have been given access to visit the World War II Memorial after being turned away from the site during the government shutdown. (AP/Susan Walsh)
Politics

White House says World War II vets given exemption for memorial

Brian Hughes -
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Sen. Claire McCaskill, R-Mo., was one of the first members of Congress inside the World War II Memorial today after Honor Flight organizers breached the gates again on Wednesday. (Washington Examiner file photo)
Beltway Confidential

At World War II Memorial, Sen. Claire McCaskill blasts Republican colleagues for politicizing event

Charlie Spiering -
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President Barack Obama pauses while speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013, about the government shutdown. Congress plunged the nation into a partial government shutdown Tuesday as a protracted dispute over Obama's signature health care law reached a boiling point, forcing some 800,000 federal workers off the job. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
Politics

Obama ‘exasperated’ with GOP, won’t negotiate without clean funding bill

Brian Hughes -
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Nearly 75 percent of intelligence workers furloughed in shutdown, spy chief says
National Security

Nearly 75 percent of intelligence workers furloughed in shutdown, spy chief says

Steve Contorno -
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Win the Argument: How the GOP Can Get the Upper Hand

Win the Argument: How the GOP Can Get the Upper Hand

James Capretta -
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Obama: Wall Street should be ‘concerned’ about default
Economy

Obama: Wall Street should be ‘concerned’ about default

Meghashyam Mali -
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