Government is Open

After 16 days the Government has reopened as of October 16, 2013.

Was the shutdown Republican provoked?

Read more : http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/federal_government/senate-passes-bill-to-avoid-default-open-government-house-ready-to-follow-wednesday-night/2013/10/16/d80f4324-36c2-11e3-89db-8002ba99b894_story.html