WASHINGTON - The Democratic-led Senate on Sunday passed and sent to President Barack Obama an end-of-year $1.1 trillion spending bill that includes money to run much of the government and pay for health care benefits for the poor and elderly.

The spending measure, which passed 57-35, gives the Education Department, the State Department, the Department of Health and Human Services and others generous budget increases far exceeding inflation.
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