This is Al Jazeera America live there new york city. Im tony harris. The senate has passed a 1. 1 trillion tax and spending bill. The bill is now headed to president obamas desk. The house approved the measure earlier today. It boosts spending on domestic and defense programs. The tax portion extends billions in tax brakes to americans and corporations. Mike viqueira is lye at the white house for us, and mike, how soon before the president signs this deal . Reporter well, the president leaves today for his annual holiday vacation with his family in hawaii. We expect hell sign it as soon as it gets to him. What is interesting, tony about the way this happened is it came together with the rarest of rarest of words here in washington, a word that has become known as something odd, and that compromise. 95 voted against. Thats a little bit more lopsided than people expected. The 95 mostly conservatives who felt this doesnt do anything for debt reluck shun, they wanted to see planned parenth
Diplomates meeting this morning at the u. N. Trying to hammer out a plan to end the war in syria. They hope today to get International Agreement on a roadmap to stop the worst humanitarian crisis of our time. Welcome to your world this morning im stephanie sy. And im del walters and meeting bringing key players except Syrian Opposition and as we are told there seems to be some Sticking Points as well. This is being pulled together as you know on quite short notice. Reporter the last two rounds showed a new found result among powers. Build on the burst of diplomatic momentum and seeing they will lead down a path again to a political transition. Reporter the groups third meeting will continue to try to nail down a realistic nationwide ceasefire in syria whi negotiating a political resolution. The ultimate goal is to hold u. N. Nationwide elections to allow the Syrian People to choose their next leadership. Translator key points no matter how strange it seems corresponds with the plan and
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