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Senate passes bill to fund government in bid to avert shutdown ahead of midterm elections

By Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — The Senate passed a bill on Saturday that would extend government funding to December 11 in a bid to avert a shutdown ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. The chamber moved to tackle the funding deadline over a month in advance of the September 30 deadline. It’s...

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