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FILE - This Oct. 7, 2009 file photo shows a NASA tent is erected on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington in preparation of an event with the President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama who will be joined by local area middle school students as the use telescopes to star gaze. NASA may have the Right Stuff, but itâs not essential. In fact, of all the larger government agencies, NASA is sending the largest percentage home in the government shutdown because they are considered not essential. On the opposite end of the spectrum, the Veterans Administration, which usually doesnât grab attention unless something goes wrong, has one of the highest percentage of workers considered essential and staying on. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

The numbers that show how essential an agency is

Seth Borenstein · October 2, 2013 9:37 pm

Vicki Maturo, of Culver City, Calif., chants during a protest against the government shutdown outside the federal building in Los Angeles on 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. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Government shutdown sets federal workers on edge

BRETT ZONGKERJESSICA GRESKO · October 2, 2013 9:36 pm

New sanctions likely despite thaw in US-Iran ties

BRADLEY KLAPPERDEB RIECHMANN · October 2, 2013 9:25 pm

World War II veterans visit the World War II Memorial in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013. It was an act of civil disobedience that marked the fact some barriers nor a government shutdown would keep a group of World War II veterans from visiting the monument erected in their honor. The Lincoln Memorial is in the background. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Veterans visit WWII Memorial despite shutdown

Brett Zongker · October 2, 2013 9:02 pm

In this Oct. 1, 2013, photo, tourists Mary Avanti, left, and her granddaughter Galina, right, visit walk outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Tourists are pretty much locked out of Washington's monuments and museums, but those who want to hear lawmakers argue some more about the government shutdown are welcome to it. "Wonderful," said tourist Avanti of Woodbridge, Calif., who wished that she it wasnât forbidden from standing up the chambersâ galleries and speaking her mind. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Tourist sites shut but you can hear lawmakers talk

Pauline Jelinek · October 2, 2013 9:00 pm

Obama: ‘I’m exasperated’ over government shutdown

Obama: ‘I’m exasperated’ over government shutdown

Washington Examiner · October 2, 2013 8:47 pm

Obama ‘hugely impressed’ with Pope Francis

Obama ‘hugely impressed’ with Pope Francis

Washington Examiner · October 2, 2013 8:46 pm

House rejects Democrats’ attempt to end shutdown

House rejects Democrats’ attempt to end shutdown

Washington Examiner · October 2, 2013 7:23 pm

People take pictures in front of the steps of the closed Lincoln Memorial, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013, in Washington. The museums that draw millions of visitors to the National Mall closed their doors Tuesday, memorials were barricaded and trash will go uncollected in the nation's most-visited national park due to the first government shutdown in 17 years. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Stop being so stupid, voters tweet to Congress

Anne Flaherty · October 2, 2013 6:55 pm

A Filipino protester shouts slogans as they march near the U.S. embassy during a rally to oppose the planned visit of U.S. President Barack Obama in Manila, Philippines on Wednesday Oct. 2, 2013. Obama has canceled two stops, Malaysia and Philippines, on his long-planned trip to Asia because of the partial government shutdown, the White House announced Wednesday. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Obama shortens Asia trip because of shutdown

Washington Examiner · October 2, 2013 6:47 pm

Rep. Joe Garcia, D-Fla., center, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., left, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., laugh in reaction to Garcia's statement that he corrected during a news conference on immigration reform, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. House Democrats have unveiled an immigration bill that includes a path to citizenship for the 11 million immigrants living here illegally and tightens border security. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

House Dems offer immigration bill, fate uncertain

Donna Cassata · October 2, 2013 6:37 pm

Institute: Further signs NKorea reactor restarted

Institute: Further signs NKorea reactor restarted

Matthew Pennington · October 2, 2013 6:34 pm