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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>

A '''"government shutdown"''' is a suspension of non-essential United States federal government services, including all [[NASA]] Centers and [[National Park]]s, the [[Smithsonian]] Museum and several [[Washington, D.C.]] services, among others.<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>.  The military and all other essential services continue without interruption, although employees (including some military troops) may end up not receiving pay until funding is restored.<ref>[http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2011/04/06/administration-paints-picture-possible-government-shutdown Administration Paints Picture of Possible Government Shutdown, Fox News, April 8, 2011]</ref>

==History of Government Shutdowns==

==History of Government Shutdowns==