US govt shutdown as House fails to end logjam over Obamacare

The US government today (1st October 2013) shut down – the first time since 1995-96 – as the Republicans and the Democrats failed to reach an agreement on spending and budget mainly due to their differences over the healthcare reforms, which is popularly know as Obamacare – an initiative dear to President Barack Obama who has risked a shutdown to push it through.