How a government shutdown will affect you  Just over a week
remains until possible shutdown on Oct. 1  By David Simpson and
Saeed Ahmed CNN  UPDATED 12:27 AM EDT Oct 01, 2013 US Capitol 2
Bob Kovach/CNN  (CNN) -  Democrats and Republicans were unable
to resolve their differences over Obamacare and now the
government is shut down.      (The answer's yes, so keep
reading.)  Here are 10 ways the government shutdown will affect
you.  10. Vacation all I ever wanted: Need to get away? Well,
you can't. At least not to national parks. Or to national zoos.
Or to national museums. They'll be closed. That's 368 National
Park Service sites closed, millions of visitors turned away.
Were you thinking more along the lines of a trip to France? If
you don't already have a passport, you might have to bid that
adieu -- you might not get your blue book in time. The last time
the government threw a hissy fit, 200,000 applications for
passports went unprocessed. Tourism and airline revenues reeled.
9. Holiday. Celebrate: Don't