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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, walks to the floor from a closed-door meeting with Republican senators at the Capitol on Wednesday. Mr. McConnell and his Democratic counterpart, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, reached last-minute agreement to avert a possible default on government debt. (Associated press photographs)
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shutdown's END: An agreement by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (left) and Majority Leader Harry Reid reopens the government and averts a debt default. Late Wednesday night, the House approved the Senate bill. (Associated Press photographs)
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Rep. Tim Huelskamp, Kansas Republican, said he doubts President Obama will show flexibility on the immigration policy reform issue. "If the president says he doesn't want border security, that kills the issue." Immigration may become the next battleground.
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Jayne Rowse (third from left) holds hands with her partner, April DeBoer, during a rally outside the federal courthouse in Detroit. The couple initially intended to file a lawsuit that would allow them to adopt each other's children, but ended up challenging Michigan's ban on gay adoption and same-sex marriage. (associated press)
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Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican: "What the focus should be is on making Washington, D.C., listen to the American people and respond to the very real harms that Obamacare is causing to millions of people." (Associated Press)
