http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/03/senate-near-deal-to-end-bunnin.html?hpid=topnews
We're good for another month kids, the show will go on.
Senate approves extension of jobless benefits after Bunning ends blockade
Senators approved a bill extending unemployment benefits, highway funding and other federal programs Tuesday night after Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) dropped his days-long blockade of the bill.
The Senate approved the measure 78 to 19.
Bunning had held up the Senate's consideration of the package of 30-day extensions since Thursday, arguing that the measures were not paid for. Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) said they were, but Bunning stood firm until reaching accord on a deal Tuesday.
That agreement allowed a vote on the package and also gave Bunning a vote on his amendment forcing the $10 billion bill to be offset with the closing of a tax loophole that has benefited the paper industry. The amendment failed, with 43 senators voting for it.
Bunning will also get the chance
