Even as congressional Democrats hang tough on their demands for an Obamacare-subsidy extension deal before they’ll agree to a reopening of the federal government, one of their most conspicuous allies in this standoff, the American Federation of Government Employees, has asked them to let it go . The AFGE is the largest federal-employees union, representing approximately 820,000 workers across many agencies. This is not the first time the AFGE has called for an end to the government shutdown, but it is the first time it has backed the approved GOP avenue for getting out of the mess: a “clean CR,” or a simple extension of current spending levels until more permanent appropriations measures can be worked out. Yes, the AFGE may want some concessions from Republicans, including full back

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