● http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-obamacare-government-shutdown-sg,0,3402672.storygallery The U.S. government shutdown With the House and Senate locked in stalemate, the Office of Management and Budget formally began shutting down the government late Monday. The federal government was shut down twice in 1995-96, when Bill Clinton was president and Newt Gingrich was the speaker of the House, but has not closed since then.

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The U.S. government shutdown

With the House and Senate locked in stalemate, the Office of Management and Budget formally began shutting down the government late Monday. The federal government was shut down twice in 1995-96, when Bill Clinton was president and Newt Gingrich was the speaker of the House, but has not closed since then.