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K.L. Kenzie, left, and Maegen Cadena toast each other as the Lagunitas Brewing Company prepared a Happy Hour gathering on Oct. 11. Brewing company officials worry that the shutdown may delay its seasonal beers.

K.L. Kenzie, left, and Maegen Cadena toast each other as the Lagunitas Brewing Company prepared a Happy Hour gathering on Oct. 11. Brewing company officials worry that the shutdown may delay its seasonal beers.  (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)

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The U.S. government began a partial shutdown on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013, for the first time in 17 years, potentially putting up to 1 million workers on unpaid leave, closing national parks and stalling medical research projects.

Everglades shutdown

A sport fishing guide takes part with colleagues from the Upper Florida Keys in a protest over closure of Everglades National Park waters for fishing as part of the U.S. government shutdown.  (Joe Skipper/Reuters)

Non-essential

A woman reads a notice of closure on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration internet site from Washington. As part of the U.S. federal government shutdown many non-essential sites run by government agencies will remain static, replaced with a splash page.   (Karen Bleier, AFP/Getty Images)

Federal shutdown figure

A U.S. Capitol Police Officer walks past a statue of Gerald Ford, who was president during the 1976 shutdown of the federal government. The Rotunda building closed to tours on Capitol Hill today.  (Brendan Smialowski, AFP/Getty Images)

Furloughed government employee

Pat Churilla, an employee at the Environmental Protection Agency, jokingly begs for money with a sign that reads “Furloughed Fed” on the first day of the federal government shutdown in downtown Chicago. (Anthony Souffle/Chicago Tribune)   (Anthony Souffle / Chicago Tribune)

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