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WASHINGTON - The Senate has passed a stopgap spending bill that's needed to avert a government shutdown on Friday, paving the way for a battle-weary Congress to bolt Washington for the fall campaign.
WASHINGTON - A deeply unpopular Congress is bolting for the campaign trail without finishing its most basic job - approving a budget for the government year that begins on Friday.
ORLANDO, Fla. - The NFL received its highest grade ever for racial diversity hiring practices but is still behind on hiring women.
NEW YORK - Fifty years after Malcolm X met with Fidel Castro in New York in the midst of the Cold War the Cuban people still rely on the support of African-Americans, Cuba's foreign minister said.
CHICAGO - The last time Chicago was left without a Daley at the helm, the next mayor was thrown out of office by voters angry because he couldn't keep snow off the streets.
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