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A '''"government shutdown"''' is a suspension of non-essential government services, such as the administration of national parks, issuing of passports, processing of mailed IRS returns, etc. Despite the scary-sounding verbiage, the military and all other essential services continue without interruption.  

A '''"government shutdown"''' is a suspension of non-essential government services, such as the issuing of passports, processing of mailed IRS returns, etc. The military and all other essential services continue without interruption, although other branches of the government, including all [[NASA]] Centers and National Parks, are mostly shutdown <ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/government-shutdown-potential-furloughs-for-800000-federal-workers-disruption-of-dc-services/2011/04/06/AFRItOqC_story.html/ Government shutdown: Potential furloughs for 800k federal workers, disruption of D.C. services, Washington Post, April 8, 2011]</ref>

==History of Government Shutdowns==

==History of Government Shutdowns==