Sequester takes its toll on Mall, park police and Smithsonian museums

from the Washington Post By Lisa Rein, Published: May 2   The Mall, Washington's oft-trampled symbol of democracy and its most-visited national park, heads into the summer tourist season with no Fourth of July concert, fewer Park Police officers and a whole lot of uncollected trash - all results of the spending cuts coursing through … Continue reading Sequester takes its toll on Mall, park police and Smithsonian museums