As the US federal government shuts down this week, we look at how America’s press is reporting it.
The US government shutdown: What the papers are saying, October 3
3 Oct 2013
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![]( "Remembering Bapu - Indian school children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi take part in an event in a school in Bhopal, India, on the eve of Gandhi Jayanthi, or the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, which is celebrated as a national holiday across the country. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, also known as Bapu or “Father of the Nation”, was born on October 2, 1869 in Porbunder Gujrat, India, making this year the 144th birth anniversary. In 2007 the United Nations declared October 2 as International Day of Non-Violence in acknowledgement of the revered Indian leader. Photo: EPA")
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![]( "The heavens opened on a smog-choked Beijing yesterday, a grey start to National Day. But as the rain eased and the skies cleared, Tiananmen Square was filled with a brightness matched by the crowds of tourists. The day began on a sombre note as President Xi Jinping and other state leaders sheltered under umbrellas in driving rain at a morning ceremony. Photo: AP")
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![]( "Potting trained - Snooker is child’s play for Wang Wuka. The three-year-old from Xuancheng in Anhui province has been groomed by his father, Wang Yin, for two years already in the finer points of the game, undergoing five hours a day of practice on the green baize each day. Even though he needs to stand on a chair to reach the table he’s showing all the signs of being a prodigy with a cue, likely to follow in the steps of mainland star Ding Junhui. His fame is already spreading thanks to an internet video of the tot doing trick shots. Photo: Reuters")
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![]( "Xingchaung Tower, 84 meters high, is pictured at Daxing District in Beijing. Due to its special twisted shape, people nicknamed it as \"Large Intestine Tower\". Photo: Simon Song")
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![]( "Cheung Chi-kin: food delivery - “The minimum wage still cannot cover the inflation rate. Under the current situation it needs to be at least HK$35.”")
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![]( "Surf Dog Joey, a West Highland Terrier, yawns as he waits to compete in the Surf City surf dog competition in Huntington Beach, California. Photo: Reuters")
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![]( "A leap of faith - Base jumper Denis Odintsov plunges to earth from the 300-metre-tall open deck of the Kuala Lumpur Tower in the Malaysian capital. The Russian jumper was taking part in the 2013 International Tower Jump, which spans four days’ competition and also includes three nights of jumping, watched by spectators from the top of the landmark. Some 103 professional base jumpers from 20 countries are taking part in the high-profile annual event for the extreme sport. Photo: AFP")
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