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US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, April 10, 2015 (Photo credit: AFP/pool)

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Senate passes spending bill, ends government shutdown threat

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) (2nd R) smiles as he departs the Senate floor after it passed at $1.1 trillion spending bill following a long series of votes, many on procedural matters or to confirm members of the Obama administration, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington December 13, 2014. REUTERS-Jonathan Ernst