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House narrowly passes spending bill, averts government shutdown

Published on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 7:53:38 UTC
News Agency: Reuters
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives averted a government shutdown on Thursday, narrowly passing a $1.1 trillion spending bill despite strenuous Democratic objections to controversial financial provisions.

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