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The U.S. Senate has crossed the 60-vote threshold needed to pass the last-minute compromise plan to raise the nation’s debt ceiling in exchange for spending cuts. Once the Senate finishes voting, the bill goes to President Barack Obama’s desk to be signed into law — just hours before what would have been an unprecedented default. […]

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The U.S. Senate has crossed the 60-vote threshold needed to pass the last-minute compromise plan to raise the nation’s debt ceiling in exchange for spending cuts. Once the Senate finishes voting, the bill goes to President Barack Obama’s desk to be signed into law — just hours before what would have been an unprecedented default. […]

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The U.S. Senate is scheduled to take up the debt-ceiling deal at noon Tuesday, as lawmakers stare down the deadline for the government to face possible default. The House on Monday passed the package on a 269-161 vote, overcoming opposition from liberal Democrats and tea party conservatives for ideologically different reasons. One of those supporting […]

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The U.S. Senate is scheduled to take up the debt-ceiling deal at noon Tuesday, as lawmakers stare down the deadline for the government to face possible default. The House on Monday passed the package on a 269-161 vote, overcoming opposition from liberal Democrats and tea party conservatives for ideologically different reasons. One of those supporting […]