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Senate Passes Temporary Government Funding 

Unable to reach a deal on the federal budget for the new fiscal year beginning on October 1, 2011, the U.S. Senate passed a temporary funding measure that will fund government operations through November 18, 2011. Passing the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012, avoids a threatened government shutdown and provides FEMA disaster relief funding.  FEMA warned that failure to pass the resolution would lead to funds being depleted by the end of the week for disasters related to floods, tornadoes, hurricanes and wildfires this year.  The bill provides for $2.65 billion in disaster aid. The House still has to approve