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By November 3, the shutdown was poised to become the longest in American history, with almost no real negotiations visible and mounting fallout spreading across the country. Trump kept insisting Democrats would cave first, even as the pain from his standoff widened and the political blame game hardened around him.
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By November 3, the shutdown was poised to become the longest in American history, with almost no real negotiations visible and mounting fallout spreading across the country. Trump kept insisting Democrats would cave first, even as the pain from his standoff widened and the political blame game hardened around him.
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By November 3, the shutdown was poised to become the longest in American history, with almost no real negotiations visible and mounting fallout spreading across the country. Trump kept insisting Democrats would cave first, even as the pain from his standoff widened and the political blame game hardened around him.
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