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As virus talks drag, Congress prepares temporary funding fix

by Andrew Taylor
| December 7, 2020 1:06 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are giving themselves more time to sort through their end-of-session business on government spending and COVID-19 relief, preparing a one-week stopgap spending bill that would prevent a shutdown this weekend.

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