Senate overwhelmingly passes temporary spending bill

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Senators have staved off a government shutdown by approving the House-passed spending bill that will keep the lights on for two more weeks. The vote was an overwhelming 91-9, and President Obama is expected to sign.

The nine who voted against are a motley ideological assortment:

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