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At this point, it's clear the government shutdown has been an unmitigated disaster for hundreds of thousands of federal workers, millions of Americans who rely on government services, and basically the entire Republican Party. Even the Democrats seem like they're basically going to come away with what they should have had in the first place — a functioning federal government and an increase in the debt ceiling. So did anybody "win" the showdown? Yes. The....