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March 22, 2013

House Passes Bill to Avert Gov't Shutdown 
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House lawmakers have approved a stopgap measure to keep the government
funded through the end of September, averting a potential shutdown next
week. The bill already passed by the Senate maintains $85 billion in
automatic spending cuts under the so-called "sequester." But it gives
the military and some domestic agencies flexibility to shift funds in
order to cope.

 

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