US Congressional Negotiators Agree on 2014 Government Spending Bill

Negotiators in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate have reached an agreement on a trillion-dollar budget that would fund the federal government though September, a deal that potentially avoids another government shutdown.President Barack Obama said Tuesday he is "very pleased" at the accord and urged Congress to quickly pass the compromise.The deal was announced late Monday by Democratic Senator Barbara Mikulski, the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and...

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