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Shutdown chokes Washington, political standoff deepens Oct 2nd 2013, 01:14 WASHINGTON—The first US government shutdown in nearly two decades put a choke hold on Washington Tuesday, as the White House and Republicans dug in for an extended struggle with no way out in sight.   National monuments were barricaded, US war cemeteries in Europe closed, and hundreds of thousands of federal workers sent home without pay, after dawn revealed the wreckage of America's latest paralyzing political crisis.   President Barack Obama accused conservatives in the House of Representatives of waging an "ideological crusade" by making government funding conditional on gutting his health reform law.   His top foe, Speaker John Boehner, meanwhil... Keep on reading: Shutdown chokes Washington, political standoff deepens Media files: washington-capitol.jpg (image/jpeg)

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