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House approves funding bill to avert government shutdown

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The House of Representatives on Thursday approved a Senate-passed bill to avert a government shutdown next week that also provides the military and some domestic agencies more flexibility in dealing with $ 85 billion in automatic spending … Continue reading

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Senate approves funding bill to avert government shutdown

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate on Wednesday approved a bill to avert a government shutdown next week by keeping agencies and discretionary programs funded through the fiscal year ending on September 30.

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Germany’s Osram gains 1.25 bln euro funding ahead of spin-off

FRANKFURT, March 19 (Reuters) – German lighting company Osram has obtained 1.25 billion euros ($ 1.62 billion) of syndicated loans to ensure it has sufficient funding after its planned spin-off from Siemens AG.

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House passes funding bill, Obama reaches out to Senate

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Legislation easily passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday to avert another partisan budget battle and a possible government shutdown, as President Barack Obama also opened new lines of communication with Republicans.

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Social care cap funding plans emerge

Ministers are to freeze the inheritance tax thresholds for three years to pay help for an expected £75,000 cap for social care costs in England.

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UPDATE 4-Spanish 2013 funding drive roars ahead with 10-year bond

* Demand for new syndicated issue at unprecedented 24 bln euros

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In shift, Obama accepts corporate funding for inauguration

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s inauguration committee is accepting corporate donations to help fund the parade and other events associated with his January 21 inauguration after tapped-out Democratic donors spent huge sums helping him get elected.

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Obama cuts FEMA funding by 3 percent. Romney-Ryan cuts it by 40 percent. Or more. Or less.

Whether President Obama or Republican nominee Mitt Romney wins the election, one thing seems clear: FEMA funding is likely to go down next year, but by very different orders of magnitude. The president has proposed cuts to the Federal Emergency … Continue reading

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Obama cuts FEMA funding by 3 percent. Romney-Ryan cuts it by 40 percent. Or more. Or less.

Whether President Obama or Republican nominee Mitt Romney wins the election, one thing seems clear: FEMA funding is likely to go down next year, but by very different orders of magnitude. The president has proposed cuts to the Federal Emergency … Continue reading

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Court refuses Planned Parenthood appeal of Texas funding cut

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A federal appeals court declined on Thursday to reconsider a ruling that would allow Texas to withhold funding for women’s healthcare from Planned Parenthood’s clinics because the organization also performs abortions.

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