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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, MT - MARCH 5: YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, MT - MARCH 5: A bison searches for food near Blacktail Plateau in Yellowstone National Park on Tuesday. (Photo by Erik Petersen/For The Washington Post) (Photo by Erik Petersen/For The Washington Post)

Yellowstone weathers painful budget cuts

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The effects of sequestration exact a heavy toll at the national park, with seasonal workers, small businesses and the public all feeling the pinch.

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NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 28: People wait in a security line at John F. Kennedy Airport on February 28, 2013 in New York City. Should the $85 billion in automatic federal budget cuts, known as the sequester, go into effect Friday as scheduled, airport control towers in a number of states could close, putting pilots and staff members at risk. In addition to the closed control towers, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers could be furloughed, leading to long waits and confusion at many airport security checkpoints. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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