How the shut down is hurting people in USA

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Friend -- It's been 12 days since John Boehner let Tea Party Republicans shut down the government. Every day this goes on, the shutdown hurts more Americans. We put together an easy-to-digest, easy-to-share graphic to show just how the shutdown is hurting folks in your state -- will you share it to make sure your friends have the facts? Post it on Facebook,   or just forward this email directly.    Over the past two days, we've started to see reasonable voices in the House begin to stand up to the Tea Party Republicans, and come together to find a solution. Until we get there, it's on us to to keep making sure our voices are heard -- we have to. We know that this shutdown is hurting millions of families -- putting hundreds of thousands out of work and freezing a number of vital services that so many people rely on.

A rare acknowledgement from OFA

SHYAMSUNDER! Barack Obama <info@barackobama.com> 11/7/12 to me Shyamsunder -- I'm about to go speak to the crowd here in Chicago, but I wanted to thank you first. I want you to know that this wasn't fate, and it wasn't an accident. You made this happen. You organized yourselves block by block. You took ownership of this campaign five and ten dollars at a time. And when it wasn't easy, you pressed forward. I will spend the rest of my presidency honoring your support, and doing what I can to finish what we started. But I want you to take real pride, as I do, in how we got the chance in the first place. Today is the clearest proof yet that, against the odds, ordinary Americans can overcome powerful interests. There's a lot more work to do. But for right now: Thank you. Barack