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Democrat introduces bill that would block congressional pay during a government shutdown (huffingtonpost.com)
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BBC response to government shutdown: "Even in the middle of its ongoing civil war, the Syrian government has continued to pay its bills and workers’ wages" (thinkprogress.org)
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South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor will defer payments due from US federal employees impacted by the partial government shutdown. (bbc.co.uk)
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An FAA advisory committee has concluded passengers can safely use hand-held electronic devices, including those connected to onboard Wi-Fi systems, during all portions of flights on nearly all U.S. airliners, according to one of the group's leaders.(online.wsj.com)
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TIL former Governor Jesse Ventura never met with any lobbyists, and never accepted any money from PACs during his 4 year service as governor of Minnesota. (ontheissues.org)
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Everyone who upvotes this thread can honestly say they've done more work today than the entire US government. (self.circlejerk)
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After a multi-year battle I finally convinced my dad to upgrade his old Nokia 3310 to an iPhone. The custom phone case he ordered for it arrived today..(imgur.com)
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TIL when Katey Sagal, who played Peggy Bundy on Married with Children, became pregnant, the show wrote an entire season around it. When she later had a stillbirth, it was written into the show as the whole season being a dream. (wikipedia.org)
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TIL A koi fish, named "Hanako", was owned by several individuals over many years and lived to be 226 years old, dying in 1977. (en.wikipedia.org)
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Rockstar, please do not underestimate the value of this setting in your games. This made GTA V perfect for me. (imgur.com)
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If electricity always follows the path of least resistance, why doesn't lightning only strike in France? (self.shittyaskscience)
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This is what the Republicans were afraid of "That a law they loathe would end up being enthusiastically embraced by millions of Americans -- and thus proving permanent. It's Obamacare's possible success, not its promised failures, that unnerve the GOP." (washingtonpost.com)
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BBC response to government shutdown: "Even in the middle of its ongoing civil war, the Syrian government has continued to pay its bills and workers’ wages"(thinkprogress.org)
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Tried to visit the Lincoln Memorial today, but it was barricaded and the guards wouldn't let me in. (i.imgur.com)
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The mystical wild woods of Dartmoor National Park, England (photographed by Duncan George) (farm4.staticflickr.com)
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