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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Cruz center of Senate meltdown — Sen. Ted Cruz, the firebrand conservative freshman from Texas, has blown up the Senate leadership's plans to have a peaceful weekend by forcing round-the-clock votes on President Obama's nominees and the $1.1 trillion omnibus.
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The Hill:
Senate passes $1.1T funding bill — The Senate voted 56-40 late Saturday evening to pass a $1.1 trillion spending package that funds most of the government through next September. — The vote culminates a weak of acrimonious sniping and sends the spending bill to President Obama's desk for a signature.
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Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:
Other Senators Fume Over Cruz's Push For Vote On Obama Immigration Action — Other members of the Senate fumed Saturday over objections by Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Mike Lee (R-UT) that held up a $1.1 trillion omnibus bill meant to keep the government open.
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NBC News:
After days of procedural wrangling, the Senate has reached an agreement to wrap up final passage of a $1.1 trillion spending package Saturday night. — The upper chamber had been stuck in limbo Saturday after Republicans Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Mike Lee of Utah forced a delay …
Washington Post:
Senate approves $1.1 trillion spending bill — The Senate on Saturday night approved a sweeping $1.1 trillion spending bill to fund most of the federal government through the next fiscal year, turning back a conservative rebellion against President Obama's immigration policy.
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Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:
Dems: Thanks Ted Cruz And Mike Lee For The Extra Help Advancing Nominees — While Republican senators were fuming at Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) for holding up a $1.1 trillion spending bill aimed at preventing a government shutdown, Democrats saw a silver lining …
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Niels Lesniewski / Roll Call:
Reid Announces Weekend Votes After Blockade (Updated)
Reid Announces Weekend Votes After Blockade (Updated)
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Warren makes her mark
Warren makes her mark
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Brendan O'Connor / Gawker:
NY Police Union Doesn't Want De Blasio At Cop Funerals — New York City's largest police union, the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association (PBA) is encouraging its members to sign a form letter asking Mayor Bill De Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito not to attend their funerals if they are killed while on active duty.
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Tara Palmeri / New York Post:
Cops tell de Blasio: Stay away from our funerals — Not over their dead bodies. — Cops are warning Mayor de Blasio and Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito to stay away from their funerals should they be killed in the line of duty. — The Patrolmen's Benevolent Association distributed …
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New York Times:
Thousands March in Washington to Protest Deaths by Police — WASHINGTON — They came to the nation's capital on buses and planes and minivans and trains, from Florida, Detroit and Staten Island, led as much by the families, friends and supporters of African-American men and boys killed …
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Maxim Lott / Fox News:
UCLA law professor learns Ferguson-related exam question taboo — Louis Head, shown here in the green and white shirt, was videotaped shouting “Burn this bitch down!” after a grand jury declined to indict Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting of Head's stepson, Michael Brown. (AP)
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Matt Wilstein / Mediaite:
Justice Scalia: Constitution Doesn't Prohibit Torture — In an interview with Radio Television Suisse this week following the release of Senate Intelligence Committee's CIA torture report, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said he doesn't “think it's so clear at all” …
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Danielle Avitable / WJTV:
Pastor Dresses Horse in Wedding Dress to Protest Same-Sex Marriage — It's not something you see every day, a horse in a wedding dress standing outside the federal courthouse. — “I thought it was laughable and I believe he was going for a ridiculous protest and he certainly got one,” says Eddie Outlaw, LGBT advocate.
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