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U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford (R-SC) speaks at the Liberty Political
Action Conference (LPAC) in Chantilly, Virginia September 19,
2013.  SC Republican: 'Government didn't shut down'  03/10/14
04:36PM  As congressional Republicans shut down the federal
government last fall, there was some effort among conservatives
to redefine the word "shutdown" to make it seem less politically
provocative. Fox News and others said it was a "slowdown," not a
"shutdown." In time, even the most stubborn Republican voices
gave up, realizing that a shutdown by any other name is still a
shutdown. But as GOP lawmakers give up on legislating for the
rest of the year and move into full-time campaign mode, the
plainly silly effort to redefine the word is apparently making a
comeback. Andrew Kaczynski uncovered this gem: South Carolina
Republican Rep. Mark Sanford claimed in an interview that was
posted on YouTube Sunday that the "government didn't shutdown"
during the governmen