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                        U.S. Shutdown Enters Second Day

   Some 800,000 U.S. federal workers face a second day of furlough
   Wednesday, as a partial government shutdown triggered by a
   Congressional budget impasse keeps national parks and many federal
   agencies shuttered.
   Malaysia`s government said Wednesday that the shutdown has caused
   President Barack Obama to cancel a planned visit to the country,
   although the White House has yet to confirm.
   A Quinnipiac University poll indicated some 72 percent of American
   voters oppose the shutdown, which started Tuesday after lawmakers
   missed a deadline to extend federal funding. Republicans in the House
   of Representatives wanted to tie funding to a delay or defunding of
   President Obama`s signature health care law, known as the Affordable
   Care Act. Each attempt was turned back by the Democratic-controlled
   Senate, which must also agree to budget legislation.
   On Tuesday, the House rejected three separate measures that would have
   funded parts of the federal government. The Republican-proposed bills
   to reopen national parks and museums, fund veterans` services and the
   city of Washington, DC failed to get the required two-thirds support.
   Even if they had passed, the White House said it would veto any partial
   government reopening. Spokesman Jay Carney said attempts to fund some
   operations while leaving others closed shows an utter lack of
   seriousness on the part of Republicans.
   House Democrats criticized Republicans for worrying about public parks
   instead of programs to feed children. Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi
   likened it to kidnappers freeing just one hostage at a time.
   Meanwhile Tuesday, implementation of the Affordable Care Act --
   nicknamed "Obamacare" by its opponents -- went ahead as scheduled.
   Mr. Obama has said Republicans opposed to the plan want to deny
   affordable health insurance to millions of Americans
   Republican opponents to Obamacare say it forces people, including small
   businesses, to buy expensive insurance policies against their will,
   hurting the economy.
   The current government shutdown is not affecting Voice of America
   broadcasts, but it has closed parks and museums, as well as services
   such as federal tax offices, help for veterans, and food aid for the
   poor. Most civilian employees at the Pentagon must stay home, although
   the U.S. military remains on duty. The U.S. space agency, NASA, is
   almost entirely shut down. Other federal workers are staying on the job
   with no guarantee when they will be paid.
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