LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A weather forecaster says he may have to live off the money he's been setting aside for a Caribbean vacation. A worker in Washington Read the rest
Marisol Curaga, a mother of four and military wife, depends on the paycheck of her husband, a U.S. soldier who is currently deployed in Afghanistan. With Read the rest
Gallery: Government shutdown: Democrats and Republicans have so far failed to reach an agreement on the 2011 federal budget, increasing the likelihood of the first Read the rest
One of the more politically sensitive prospects facing Congress in a potential government shutdown is whether US troops will continue to get their Read the rest
Congress and President Obama have just about run out of time to craft a federal spending plan for the rest of the year, raising the specter of at least a brief Read the rest
The Senate . Play Video Video: What a government shutdown really means … Social Security Copyright © 2011 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. Questions or Comments Read the rest
(Reuters) - The White House and the U.S. Congress have until Friday to reach agreement on an elusive federal spending-cut bill -- or face a partial shutdown of the U Read the rest
With the government looking like it's heading toward a shutdown as Friday approaches , many are wondering what exactly a shutdown would mean to them. Based Read the rest
Although a government shutdown is looming at week's end if no deal is struck on spending for current fiscal year, House Republicans are preparing to open a Read the rest
The first 1995 government shutdown led to furloughs for about 800,000 federal employees, ???initialComments:true! pubdate:04/02/2011 18:10 EDT! commentPeriod:3 Read the rest