The Impact of the Looming Government Shutdown Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Top of the Hour: Shutdown Looming, Morning Headlines Shutdown: Which Federal Workers Are 'Essential'? Tea Party's Rep. Farenthold: 'I Don't Think We're Extreme' Your Take: Government Shutdown and Essential Jobs Census Reveals Major Demographic Shifts for US Children Ivory Coast: Fight Continues as Gbagbo Refuses to Surrender Remembering Artist and Activist Juliano Mer-Khamis, Killed in West Bank Top of the Hour: Investing in Gold, Morning Headlines The Economic Impact of a Government Shutdown Gold Hits All-Time High on Inflation Speculation Rebels Struggle Against Gadhafi's Forces in Libya Libyans Want More from NATO A Closer Look at France's Burqa Ban In Mexico, Protests Against Drug Violence Protesters demonstrate in front of the Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on April 6, 2011 urging for government spending cut. ( JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images / Getty ) Produced by PRI and WNYC