Earlier this spring, Congress approved a stop-gap budget law that would, among other things, ease budget cuts for the departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Homeland Security, Justice, and Veterans Affairs.

CNN: Senate approves plan to end FAA furloughs

Later this spring the Fed is expected to stop buying mortgage-backed securities, a move that is worrying those in the housing markets who had hoped for a smooth recovery.

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He added that it would mean work would also be delayed for six months, as contractors would have to stop in October and restart in the spring.

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Fairgoers at a preview Thursday said the four-day U.S. offshoot, which ends Monday, was a stop worth adding to art's busy spring season, despite the challenge for locals and visitors alike: how the heck to get there.

WSJ: Mark Ruffalo Appears, and Paul McCarthy and Donald Judd Sell at New York's Frieze Art Fair