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Its the first day of 2019 and 11 days into a partial government shutdown, a third in as many months that has nearly a half million employees furloughed and just as many working without pay until the exercise in checks and balances is resolved. Pundits are quick to say that there is no end in sight for solution but someone on either side needs to imagine how bring the parties to the table and open the government.