Washington, UNITED STATES
Visitors walk past a stop sign on the Senate side of the U.S. Capitol in Washington
Visitors walk past a stop sign on the Senate side of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, October 1, 2013. The U.S. government began a partial shutdown for the first time in 17 years, potentially putting up to 1 million workers on unpaid leave, closing national parks and stalling medical research projects. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)