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See, Washington can get along! The government shutdown that didn't happen

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 21st

By David Grant Staff Rest easy, America: Congress is going to make sure the government doesn't shut down just after Easter – even though you've got to continue living under the sequester. The Senate passed what's known as a "continuing resolution" on Wednesday night by a vote of

NKorea suspected in cyberattack despite China link

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 21st

By SAM KIMAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Investigators have traced a coordinated cyberattack that paralyzed tens of thousands of computers at six South Korean banks and media companies to a Chinese Internet Protocol address, but it was still unclear who orchestrated the attack,

Senate vote: OK $85 billion cuts, avert shutdown

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 20th

By DAVID ESPOAP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate approved legislation Wednesday to lock in $85 billion in broad federal spending cuts and simultaneously avoid a government shutdown next week - and pointedly rejected a call to even reopen White House tours that the Obama

Senate vote: OK $85 billion cuts, avert shutdown

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 20th

GOP pillories administration's sequester prep

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 20th

By HENRY C. JACKSONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans are accusing the Obama administration of poorly preparing for the $85 billion in automatic spending cuts while at the same time scaring people about their potential impact. "Agency after agency acts surprised that a law signed

Congress works on budget for both 2013 and future

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 19th

By ANDREW TAYLOR WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress is finally cleaning up its unfinished budget business for the long-underway 2013 budget year with a bipartisan government-wide funding bill, even as the combatants in the House and Senate gear up for votes this week on largely symbolic measures outlining

Congress works on budget for both 2013 and future

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 19th

Correction: Budget Battle story

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 19th

WASHINGTON (AP) - In a story March 19 about budget legislation, The Associated Press misidentified Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as a Democrat. He is a Republican. A corrected version of the story is below: Progress slows on bill to avoid shutdown Squabble over spending cuts slows progress on bill to

Catchall spending bill advances in Senate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 18th

By ANDREW TAYLORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A bipartisan full-year funding bill took a big step forward in the Senate on Monday, despite opposition from Republicans who were denied chances to offer money aimed at addressing home state problems like looming closures of air traffic control

Catchall spending bill advances in Senate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 18th