I just clicked on that link at the bottom of the article and it is not good either. I am glad I had the whole thing minimized. You can see the article on the main page of the Washington Times top left under the temperature..
http://www.washingtontimes.com/
heres a great adjunct article
DC may lose mental health services as a result of government shutdown
Read more: http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/metro-news/2013/oct/8/dc-may-lose-mental-health-services-result-governme/#ixzz2hFrdrjAW
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detroit will seem like paradise if this goes down.