BBC News - US debt ceiling: Senate passes US budget deal: "The US Senate has passed a bill to reopen the government and raise the federal debt limit, with hours to spare before the nation risks default.
The Democratic-controlled Senate's bipartisan compromise won swift approval by 81 votes to 18.
It will now be sent to the House of Representatives, whose Republican leadership has begrudgingly said it will support the measure.
It comes hours before the deadline to raise the $16.7tn (£10.5tn) limit."
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Thursday, October 17, 2013
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