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Senate passes 'fiscal cliff' measure to raise some taxes

January 01, 2013

WASHINGTON -- Hours past a self-imposed deadline for action, the Senate passed legislation early New Year's Day to neutralize a fiscal cliff combination of across-the-board tax increases and spending cuts that kicked in at midnight. The pre-dawn vote was a lopsided 89-8.

Source: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130101/news/701019942/
 
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