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State and local leaders in Maryland wasted no time in holding news conferences on Wednesday morning, just hours after the government shutdown began.

Democrats in the state capital cast blame on Republicans while vowing to do what they could to help federal workers who would be hurt by a long, drawn out shutdown.

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