Senate votes to kill Republican request for talks to end shutdown

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Furloughed federal employee holds sign on the steps to the U.S. Capitol after the U.S. Government shut down last night, on Capitol Hill in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic-led Senate on Tuesday voted to kill Republicans' latest attempts to modify an emergency government funding bill, just hours after federal agencies and national parks began shutting down. The Senate voted on 54-46 along strict party lines to strip the proposed amendments from the spending bill, sending a "clean" measure back to the House of Representatives that would extend funding for government agencies until November 15. …

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