deal with that possibility, there may be less money coming from one of the major donors? children are a political. unicef is apolitical. children know no politics. the needs of starving children know no politics. we have to feed children that are starving. unicef relies on voluntary contributions. we do not receive member dues from the united nations. public and private sector support is critical. now is the time to act. the famine that we talked about with the refugee crisis, now is the time to act. for very little, you can do so much. the american people are so generous. the spirit of the american people. now is the time to step up and really support this work and save these children s lives. you have incredible video stories of children talking about leaving their homes behind. i am not talking about famine but the refugees. that on your website.
basis, with the work the u.s. embassy does here with visas. as we fight our own austerity measures in the uk, we re getting on with things. the international perspective is interesting and eye opening. becky anderson on carnaby street. you heard becky talk about belgium, canada s government closed for a couple months, too. the year 2009. steven harper shut down parliament for two months to, quote, recalibrate. during that time the budget was tabled as well as dozens of government bills killed. we are getting a ton of comments on our blog. join the conversation about the government shutdown on the blog. go to cnn.com/ali. or you can post your thoughts on ali s facebook and twitter pages and do the same at my facebook and twitter pages as well. we still have about ten minutes left in our special. we d love to get more comments from you on this possible government shutdown. share your video stories with us by going to
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show up for work during a shutdown. now, on the downside, new disability claims would not be able to be processed, but suicide lines would remain open. the clock s ticking and we, of course, do want to hear from you. join our conversation on our blog, cnn.com/ali or post your thoughts on ali s facebook and twitter pages. check out my facebook and twitter pages as well. let us know what you re thinking. we want to hear your voices during this hour. we ll share your comments later on in the show. also share your video stories with us. if you can. by going to cnnireport.com. keep those i-reports coming. what happens when you put 800,000 people out of work in one day? well, if no budget deal is reached, we are all about to find out. it s about being active and it s about putting the right fuel in your body. it s that simple. and here s the good news it s never too late to start. quaker oatmeal is proven to help lower cholesterol.
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