Senators' plan would reopen govt, raise debt limit  2:35 AM, Oct
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WASHINGTON (AP) - With talks having stalled between the White
House and House Republicans, a bipartisan group in the Senate is
polishing a measure that would reopen the government and prevent
a first-ever default on the country's bills.  The negotiations
in the Senate come as the chamber meets in a rare Saturday
session to vote to advance a Democratic bill to lift the
government's borrowing cap through the end of next year.
Republicans are poised to reject that measure amid talks among
the group of rank-and-file senators about another proposal.  The
Senate group's focus is on a proposal that would pair a six-
month plan to keep the government open with an increase in the
government's borrowing limit through January.  Most Watched
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