U.S. Senate Passes Bill to Avert 'Fiscal Cliff' Tax Hikes
Coming together in the early hours of 2013, the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed a last-gasp bill Tuesday to avert huge tax increases and draconian spending cuts making up the so-called "fiscal cliff."
Lawmakers voted 89-9 to approve the measure, which now goes to the House of Representatives where it faces a less certain fate, although the chamber's Republican Speaker John Boehner said he would bring the bill to the floor soon.
Source: Agence France Presse
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