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August 27, 2011
13:10 • 1 year ago
Tags: nyc trains nyc trains hurricane irene shutdown subway from rubenfeld
So, that’s it. Trains shut down.

So, that’s it. Trains shut down.

April 8, 2011
22:58 • 2 years ago
Tags: senate government shutdown shutdown budget crisis
And that Senator will be named Professor McAsshat from here on out.

And that Senator will be named Professor McAsshat from here on out.

22:42 • 2 years ago
Tags: senate congress planned parenthood family planning mike rogers shutdown
Not out of the Planned Parenthood woods yet: REUTERS FLASH: Senate will hold separate vote on family planning provision -Rep. Mike Rogers

Not out of the Planned Parenthood woods yet: REUTERS FLASH: Senate will hold separate vote on family planning provision -Rep. Mike Rogers

22:36 • 2 years ago
Tags: is the government shut down house of representatives congress shutdown government shutdown from janedoe225
stfuconservatives: pantslessprogressive: House Of Representatives Is Among Top 10 ISPs Visiting Isthegovernmentshutdown.com | TechCrunch “You want to schedule an 8 AM tee time for Monday morning? Hang on, I gotta check something real quick…” Well, they kinda have to. They won’t have their BlackBerrys in a couple of hours.

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House Of Representatives Is Among Top 10 ISPs Visiting Isthegovernmentshutdown.com | TechCrunch

“You want to schedule an 8 AM tee time for Monday morning? Hang on, I gotta check something real quick…”

Well, they kinda have to. They won’t have their BlackBerrys in a couple of hours.

22:16 • 2 years ago
Tags: john boehner half full glass half full shutdown government shutdown
You know me, I was born with the glass half full.
House Speaker John Boehner • Explaining his feeling on whether or not there will be a deal tonight. This statement has meme potential written all over it.
April 7, 2011
13:50 • 2 years ago

Non-fiscal issues make government shutdown harder to avert

Tags: abortion budget plans congress funding government shutdown planned parenthood shutdown

  • fiscal As we mentioned yesterday, there’s a big gap between what Democrats are willing to cut in spending and what Republicans want — in fact, they can’t even agree on how many spending cuts are actually in yesterday’s offered compromise.
  • not fiscal Sen. Harry Reid, though, claims the spending cut jockeying isn’t the only hold-up, so are the policy issues pertaining to things like abortion. The GOP has spent a lot of time since their big win in 2010 pushing for these social aims. source

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April 6, 2011
11:06 • 2 years ago
Tags: government shutdown shutdown federal government what shuts down from nationaljournal

NEW DETAILS: What functions, what doesn't in the event of a government shutdown

nationaljournal:

Administration officials told National Journal on Wednesday what government services could cease and what could continue in the event of a shutdown.

April 5, 2011
17:34 • 2 years ago
Tags: government shutdown shutdown gov shutdown cause and effect from matthewkeys

Cause & Effect: Making sense of the government shutdown

Check out the link for a great breakdown on government shutdowns by Matt.

February 3, 2011
13:38 • 2 years ago

Egypt’s economy hit hard by internet shutdown

Tags: economy egypt internet lost money protest shutdown

  • six
    days     amount of time the internet was offline during Egypt’s huge protests
  • $90
    million     in losses the forced lock-down cost Egypt’s economy source

 

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