The sequester: 5 groups already feeling the pinch

Hope you weren't planning on visiting the White House or Yellowstone National Park anytime soon...

Planning to see Old Faithful this spring? Because of the sequester, Yellowstone will delay its opening by several weeks.
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The dreaded sequester went into effect last Friday, and as far as we can tell, the United States has avoided Armageddon. Indeed, the aggressive $85 billion package of automatic, across-the-board spending cuts might not really make its presence felt for weeks — if not months. But that doesn't mean no one is affected yet. Here, five groups feeling the pinch:

1. White House tourists

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Keith Wagstaff is a staff writer at TheWeek.com covering politics and current events. He has previously written for such publications as TIME, Details, VICE, and the Village Voice.