The weeks long game of chicken between the Democrats and Republicans has ended with the Republican Party swerving first: the House approved the Senate's compromise bill that would keep the government funded until January 15 and extend the debt limit through February 7 in exchange for strengthened income verification for those seeking government subsidies for healthcare, largely seen as a token concession, according to the New York Times. The final vote in the Senate was 81-18, while the
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