U.S. President Barack Obama hugs a woman from the audience, one of many Americans the White House says will benefit from the opening of health insurance marketplaces under the Affordable Care Act, after speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, October 1, 2013. The U.S. government began a partial shutdown on Tuesday 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/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS HEALTH)