Congressional leaders strike deal on government funding as shutdown looms
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Congressional leaders strike deal on government funding as shutdown looms

Congressional leaders reached a deal Wednesday on a short-term funding extension to head off a partial government shutdown on Saturday.  The deal extends funding for some government agencies until March 8 and the rest until March 22.  It sets up a potential vote next week for six of the 12 appropriations bills that fund the departments of Agriculture‚ Commerce‚ Justice‚ Interior‚ Energy‚ Veterans Affairs‚ Transportation‚ and Housing and Urban Development. Lawmakers...