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    Cromnibus Drama Moves to Senate

    It was a chaos last night on Capitol Hill as both parties in the House scrambled to pass a one trillion dollar spending bill to keep the government open. Republicans faced flak from their right wing, while liberal Democrats including Speaker Nancy Pelosi bucked the White House and balked at approving the measure.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Marc Cooper • Dec 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    It was a chaos last night on Capitol Hill as both parties in the House scrambled to pass a one trillion dollar spending bill to keep the government open. Republicans faced flak from their right wing, while liberal Democrats including Speaker Nancy Pelosi bucked the White House and balked at approving the measure. In the end, it passed by a small bipartisan majority. But the drama isn't over. Now it's hung up in the Senate, as we hear from Manu Raju, senior congressional reporter for Politico.

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      Marc Cooper

      University of Southern California

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Sonya Geis

      Senior Managing Editor

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      Manu Raju

      Politico

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Have Egyptians Made Peace with Military Rule?
    1. 1:50Cromnibus Drama Moves to SenateYou’re reading this
    2. 8:40The New Egypt? Same as the Old?
    3. 43:39The Corporate Meteorologists Who Keep Santa's Sleigh in the Air
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