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CONGRESS PASSES BUDGET - Congress passed the compromise budget for the rest of 2011 yesterday, sending the bill to the White House for President Obama's signature. The bi-partisan agreement cuts $38.5 billion from the federal budget. The House passed the bill by a vote of 260-167 vote, with 59 Republicans opposing. It sailed through the Senate by an 81-19 vote.