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Updated 12:40 p.m. ETWASHINGTONThe Senate will take a procedural step toward passing a short-term funding resolution Wednesday afternoon, a move that likely won t help avert a government shutdown but did end a lengthy filibuster-style speech by Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz.Senate procedures forced Cruz to end a lengthy floor speech he began deliveringTuesday afternoon after holding the floor for 21 hours and 19 minutes
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President Obama is meeting with Democratic and Republican congressional leaders to discuss the sequester on Friday -- the
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