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Government shutdown causes problems online too

The shutdown is causing many federal agencies — and their websites — to close down.

Congress failed to reach a budget deal Monday night and the resulting government shutdown is impacting a large spectrum of federal agencies — any many of their websites too. 

Cyrus Farivar, senior business editor at Ars Technica, joins Marketplace Tech host Ben Johnson to discuss how this could pose some serious problems. Click on the audio player above to hear more. 

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