KEVIN FREKING

Associated Press

US POLITICS

WASHINGTON — The first week is the easy one. The pressure to resolve the federal shutdown is gradually building now that the impasse has entered its second week — and as government workers miss paychecks and important programs run out of money.

Here are some pressure points ahead that could have a big influence on resolving the shutdown.

Missed paychecks

The next payday for the nation's military service members is Wednesday. The U.S. has about 1.3 million active-duty service members, and the prospect of those troops going without pay is a big focal point when lawmakers on Capitol Hill discuss the shutdown's negative impact.

"We have young airmen and soldiers deployed around the world right now defending our freedom and they've left their yo

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