“It's over: Obama signs bill to end

partial shutdown”

After all the bickering and grandstanding, the billions lost and trust squandered, the partial

government shutdown's finally over. Thousands of furloughed federal workers will return to work Thursday, the U.S. can pay its bills, and an economic superpower can again boast a functioning government. Everything

came together Wednesday on a frenzied night of deadline deals. The Senate brokered a bill to end the 16-day-long shutdown and

raise the debt limit. The GOP-led House passed it. The bill passed 285-144, with

overwhelming Democratic support and the approval of about 80 House Republicans. And

early Thursday morning, President Barack Obama signed it into law.

The tea party is more unpopular than ever, according to a The tea party is more unpopular than ever, according to a new national poll that also suggests that even many new national poll that also suggests that even many Republicans now view the grass-roots conservative Republicans now view the grass-roots conservative movement in a negative light. A Pew Research Center movement in a negative light. A Pew Research Center survey released Wednesday also indicates that Sen. Ted survey released Wednesday also indicates that Sen. Ted Cruz, one of the ringleaders of the conservative push to tie Cruz, one of the ringleaders of the conservative push to tie dismantling the national health care law to the funding of dismantling the national health care law to the funding of the federal government, has seen his popularity jump among the federal government, has seen his popularity jump among tea party Republicans and drop among non-tea party tea party Republicans and drop among non-tea party GOPers.GOPers.

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