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Senate approaches final OK of $1.1T spending bill

By Alan Fram
Published January 16, 2014 6:44pm ET
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Senate approaches final OK of $1.1T spending bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress edged Thursday toward granting final approval to a $1.1 trillion package financing federal agencies this year, a bipartisan compromise that all but banishes the specter of an election-year government shutdown and underscores lawmakers’ fatigue with budget battles. Democratic leaders were hoping the Senate would vote on the immense spending measure as […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress edged Thursday toward granting final approval to a $1.1 trillion package financing federal agencies this year, a bipartisan compromise that all but banishes the specter of an election-year government shutdown and underscores lawmakers’ fatigue with budget battles.

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