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who knew? shutdown shatters stereo types
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SHUTDOWN_WHO_KNEW?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-10-03-03-10-53WASHINGTON (AP) -- Taking out a mortgage. Getting married in a park. Going for a fall foliage drive. Cashing a check.
Who knew that so many random activities of daily life could be imperiled by a shutdown of the federal government?
Americans are finding that "the government" entails a lot more than the stereotype of faceless D.C. bureaucrats cranking out red tape.
And so it is that two dozen October weddings, including nine this week, are in jeopardy because they're scheduled for monument sites on the National Mall. Ditto for a New Jersey couple planning to marry at the Grand Canyon.