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House approves stopgap funding bill to avoid government shutdown

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The House voted Thursday to put the government on financial autopilot for six months. The move averts a possible shutdown through the election and postpones a potential showdown on GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan's agency budget cuts until next spring.

Ryan returned to the Capitol from the campaign trail to vote for the half-year measure, even though it spends billions of dollars more than the Wisconsin lawmaker's budget plan, which has helped define the tight race for the White House.

The bipartisan 329-91 vote for the measure sends it to the Senate, which is expected to clear it next week for President Barack Obama's signature, capping a year of futility and gridlock despite a hard-fought budget deal last summer.

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