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Government shutdown avoided
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A collective sense of relief resonated across the nation Saturday, now that a federal government shutdown is merely a thought of what could have been. Thousands of tourists poured into the Smithsonian museums in Washington — which would have been shuttered without Friday's late-night budget deal — to see artifacts like the original "Star-Spangled Banner" flag. And military families won't have to stock their freezers, not knowing when they might have another paycheck to put food on the table.