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NYTimes.com: Senate votes overwhelmingly to end government shutdown

The Senate voted 81-18 on Monday to end the three-day old government shutdown, with Democrats joining Republicans to clear the way for the passage of a short-term spending package that would fund the government through February 8 in exchange for a promise from Republican leaders to address the fate of young, undocumented immigrants known as Dreamers. For more on this story, please go to NYTimes.com.