FrankRep
04-09-2011, 06:43 AM
Shutdown avoided, White House, Congress cheer deal (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_spending_showdown)
Associated Press
April 9, 2011
A last minute budget deal, forged amid bluster and tough bargaining, averted an embarrassing federal shutdown and cut billions in spending — the first major test of the divided government voters ushered in five months ago.
Working late into the evening Friday, congressional and White House negotiators struck an agreement to pay for government operations through the end of September while trimming $38.5 billion in spending. Lawmakers then approved a days-long stopgap measure to keep the government running while the details of the new spending plan were written into legislation.
Actual approval of the deal would come in mid-week.
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Associated Press
April 9, 2011
A last minute budget deal, forged amid bluster and tough bargaining, averted an embarrassing federal shutdown and cut billions in spending — the first major test of the divided government voters ushered in five months ago.
Working late into the evening Friday, congressional and White House negotiators struck an agreement to pay for government operations through the end of September while trimming $38.5 billion in spending. Lawmakers then approved a days-long stopgap measure to keep the government running while the details of the new spending plan were written into legislation.
Actual approval of the deal would come in mid-week.
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The Federal government may endure a partial shutdown some time after midnight Friday April 8 because of a budget disagreement between President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner over two percent of the deficit spending level.