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TENNESSEE - Editorial on government shutdown: Some in D.C. are enjoying others' pain

That's the thing about hanging out a "CLOSED" sign. The flow of goods and services actually stops — it's not just a story on television that happens only in theory or to someone else. At this point, it almost doesn't matter whom you blame for the shutdown — the president, congressional Democrats, mainstream Republicans, the tea party or all of the above — but it is very hard to fathom the perverseness of those who are happy to prove their point on the backs of millions of Americans. READ THE REST...

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