No shutdown: Congress approves bill to keep government open

Thursday, October 1, 2015

WASHINGTON -- Just hours before a midnight deadline, a divided Congress approved a stopgap spending bill Wednesday to keep the federal government open, but with no assurance there won't be another showdown in December.

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