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Pictured is the start of the Albuquerque international Balloon Fiesta in years past. Photo by Roberto E. Rosales/City Desk/Abq

Hundreds of thousands of visitors are flying into Albuquerque for the Balloon Fiesta, just as a federal government shutdown puts Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers on the job without pay. Starting Saturday, Oct. 4, those screeners will handle the airport’s busiest week of the year. So far, federal and local officials said the shutdown hasn’t […]

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