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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Navy\u2019s game against the Air Force in Annapolis will go on as scheduled this weekend. (Doug McSchooler/AP Photo)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;U.S. military academy football teams will play this weekend despite the ongoing government shutdown, reports the &lt;em&gt;Associated Press&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Army will travel to Chestnut Hill, Mass. to play Boston College and the\u00A0Air Force Academy will play at Navy in Annapolis, Md.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The teams will be allowed to play because the games are paid for with non-appropriated funds.\u00A0\u00A0It was reported that calling off the Navy-Air Force contest could have resulted \u00A0in more than $4 million in lost revenue for the Naval Academy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There is no word on the status for future games for the service academies. \u00A0Army plays\u00A0Eastern Michigan at home on Oct. 12, Navy has a road game at Duke on the same day, and Air Force is scheduled to play San Diego State at home Oct. 10.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;More from the AP:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The official said Wednesday the decision affects this weekend's games only.\u00A0The official was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly so spoke on condition of anonymity.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Non-appropriated funds generally come from outside sources and are not approved through Congress.https://twitter.com/NavyAthletics/status/385583211541057536&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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