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"There must be accountability for this astounding failure and waste of taxpayer money," Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus says, in calling for the firing of Kathleen Sebelius. (Associated Press)
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House Rules Committee Chairman Pete Sessions, Texas Republican, emerges from the office of House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, telling reporters that there will not be a budget vote. Time is growing short as House Republicans pushed for passage of legislation to prevent a threatened Treasury default. (Associated Press)
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Former Army Sgt. Steven Scalora of Woodbury, Conn., gets emotional as he looks out at the Lincoln Memorial following a rally Tuesday for veterans and members of the military calling for an end to the federal government shutdown at the World War II Memorial. (andrew harnik/the washington times)
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Veteran Al Bailey of Highland, Md., attends a rally for veterans and military members Tuesday on the Mall calling for an end to the federal government shutdown at the World War II Memorial. (andrew harnik/the washington times)
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National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis has been subpoenaed to testify before Congress on decisions he made regarding the closing of national parks during the government shutdown. (Associated Press)
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National Edition News Cover for October 16, 2013 - House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, walks away from the microphone during a news conference after a House GOP meeting on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013, in Washington. House GOP leaders Tuesday floated a plan to fellow Republicans to counter an emerging Senate deal to reopen the government and forestall an economy-rattling default on U.S. obligations. But the plan got mixed reviews from the rank and file, and it was not clear whether it could pass the chamber. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
