Welcome to October - We're Closed

This country used to do great things.

Today we are shutting down our national parks. Visitors in Philadelphia will not be able to take in the very place where our 'inalienable' rights were defined. Independence Mall will be shuttered.

Some days all you can do is shake your head.

Here is a look at what will be affected - and what won't - by the shutdown forced in the standoff over implementation of the Affordable Care Act.

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