Shutdown becomes longest federal closure in U.S. history

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Shutdown becomes longest federal closure in U.S. history

The federal government has entered Day 22 of a partial government shutdown, becoming the longest closure in U.S. history.      Nine of the 15 Cabinet-level departments have not been funded. The Defense Department and the Department of Veterans Affairs, the government's largest agencies, are the most notable exceptions and continue to operate since they were funded through Sept. 30.      The previous record for the longest shutdown occurred during Bill Cli...

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