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Spending Bill Caught In Partisan Fight Ahead Of Friday Deadline

A long-term spending bill has been delayed over partisan squabbling about unrelated measures, including health care, immigration and gun control.

Congressional negotiators delayed the release of a $1.3 trillion spending bill Tuesday as the clock ticked closer to a Friday shutdown deadline amid battles over more than a dozen unresolved policy matters.

Leaders originally planned to release the details of the bill over the weekend but the spending talks remain

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