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Americans Brace for Government Shutdown

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Federal Employees Return To Work, But Fears Of Another Shutdown Loom

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Fifty years ago today, a damaged oil well off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif., caused what was then the largest oil spill in the history of the United States. The public reaction helped to shape the modern environmental moveme

美国国家公共电台 NPR Some Mortgage Deals Are In Limbo As Government Shutdown Drags On

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美国国家公共电台 NPR How The Partial Government Shutdown Could Affect You

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Furloughed Workers In Hard-Hit Community Organize Potluck During Shutdown

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