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Shutdown’s reach felt by families across USA

Dana Johnson dreamed of getting married in Yosemite National Park ever since, as a child, she saw a wedding with the park’s breathtaking vistas and Yosemite Falls as a backdrop.

Almost two decades later, the 27-year-old nurse from San Diego is set to be married Friday at the park’s Glacier Point.

Maybe. The government shutdown means national parks are closed and Johnson’s dream wedding — like weddings scheduled in parks across the country — is up in the air.

On Capitol Hill, public tours were canceled but members of Congress and most of their staffs continued to work — but with no apparent progress.

For many federal employees, the first day of the shutdown was really a half-day. Furloughed workers were told to report

Article source: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/10/01/government-shutdown-real-people/2900677/ If you need a cheap air ticket, hotel or rental car please visit http://www.airticket.com

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