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Tom Penders says he's struggling during the shutdown. He says he's being used as a "pawn." How Washington's Budget Crisis Is Screwing Over One Family Tom Penders has been furloughed twice in the last three months, thanks to Washington's budget showdowns. "I just want to go to work and get paid. I don't know why that's so hard for people in Washington to understand." — by Kate Nocera WHILE YOU'RE WAITING FOR 2016 Ready For Hillary PAC, Widening Focus, Makes Obamacare Push — by Ruby Cramer WELCOME TO THE FUTURE 11 Things The New Fox Newsroom Looks Like — by Benny Johnson The 'new boogeyman' California GOP Backs Effort To Overturn State's Transgender Student Protections Law — by Tony Merevick LOOKING GOOD IN PURPLE, MR. SECRETARY Five Photos Of John Kerry Wearing An Amazing Outfit In Bali — by Andrew Kaczynski YUP, THIS IS CNN The Time CNN Thought Hong Kong Was In South America — by Dorsey Shaw ALSO ON BUZZFEED 12 Women Who Would Make Excellent Nominees To Twitter's All-Male Board Of Directors Jon Stewart Accuses Sebelius Of Lying After Grilling Her On Obamacare Everything You Need To Know About The New Benjamins 26 Signs Your Addiction To Goldfish Crackers Has Gotten Out Of Control Get more stories on BuzzFeed What's hot on BuzzFeed? This BuzzFeed email was sent to dwyld.kwu.11muchado2011@blogger.com | Unsubscribe Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up to get BuzzFeed in your inbox BuzzFeed, Inc. 200 Fifth Ave, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10010