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A Filipino protester shouts slogans as they march near the U.S. Embassy during a rally to oppose the planned visit of U.S. President Barack Obama in Manila, Philippines, on Wednesday Oct. 2, 2013. Obama has canceled two stops, Malaysia and Philippines, on his long-planned trip to Asia because of the partial government shutdown, the White House announced Wednesday. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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The Lincoln Memorial and Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the Mall were closed to visitors Tuesday, the first day of a government shutdown that forced the closing of all national parks. Travel and leisure generates about $33 million a day in tourism business in the region, with the main draw being the Mall. (associated press photographs)