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It\\u2019s March 19th. This day in 1879, a small group of Southern Democrats is holding up budget appropriations bills in order to force a fight over federal troops in the South.
\\n\\nJody, Niki, and Kellie discuss how, for the first time, a government shutdown became a proxy war for a bigger political battle \\u2014 and how it mirrors the many shutdown battles we see today.
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