Senate vote averts government shutdown, OKs $85B in cuts

Members of the American Federation of Government Employees gather during a rally on outside the Department of Labor in Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON - The Senate approved legislation Wednesday to lock in $85 billion in widely decried spending cuts aimed at restraining soaring federal deficits - and to avoid a government shutdown just a week away.



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