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Travel plans canceled because of shutdown? How about a refund?
Oct 3, 2013
National parks are closed, so vacations are ruined. Vacations are ruined, so vacationers are asking for refunds -- and sometimes they're actually getting them.
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Government shutdown impacts private companies too
Oct 3, 2013
The shutdown isn't only affecting federal employees -- the private sector is struggling too.
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What's the price of the shutdown?
Oct 1, 2013
Closed national parks. Non-essential government services ground to a halt. And the shutdown will cut into GDP.
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National parks take out the trash (cans)
Aug 22, 2013
Parks are increasingly translating 'Leave No Trace' into 'Leave No Trash Can.'
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Yosemite, Grand Canyon visitors may feel sequester
Jul 5, 2013
Despite federal budget cuts from sequestration, the National Park Service says attendance is up in 2013.
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