US Senate vote marks step towards ending federal shutdown

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Senators vote on advancing House-passed stopgap funding bill, suggesting end to historic 40-day shutdown in reach

The US Senate on Sunday took a key vote on a bill that would end the record-setting federal government shutdown without extending the healthcare subsidies that Democrats have demanded.

Senators began voting on Sunday night to advance House-passed stopgap funding legislation that Senate majority leader John Thune said would be amended to combine another short-term spending measure with a package of three full-year appropriations bills.

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Clinton told to avoid public handshake with Gerry Adams, records show

White House officials wanted Bill Clinton to avoid shaking Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams' hand in front of cameras during his historic visit to Ireland in 1995, newly released records show.Source: feeds.skynews.comRead full article

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