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Events on Wednesday 16 October 2013 1
2013US federal government shutdownBudget standoff over Affordable Care Act fundingThe US federal government partially shut down for 16 days after Congress failed to pass funding legislation amid disputes over the Affordable Care Act. Hundreds of thousands of federal employees were furloughed before a last-minute deal raised the debt ceiling and reopened the government.