Government shutdown sends thousands of federal of employees home, in limbo without pay

... - were offered everything from free burgers, sandwiches and cups of coffee to admission to private museums, pilates lessons and activities at community centres. At Pork Barrel BBQ in Alexandria, Va., just outside the District of Columbia, the ...

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