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Government workers and their supporters hold signs during a protest in Boston, Friday, Jan.11, 2019. The workers rallied with Democratic U.S. Sen. Ed Markey and other supporters to urge that President Donald Trump put an end to the shutdown so they can get back to work. (Michael Dwyer/AP)

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WASHINGTON — The partial government shutdown was on track Friday to become the longest closure in U.S. history as President Donald Trump and nervous Republicans scrambled to find a way out of the mess.

By JONATHAN LEMIRE, LISA MASCARO and JILL COLVIN, Associated Press January 11, 2019