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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka passes stopgap, plans full budget vote in February

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka passes stopgap, plans full budget vote in February

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A Sri Lanka government spokesman says plans for a new budget will be presented next February after the parliament approved a 1.77-trillion-rupee ($9.39 billion) stopgap measure to cover government expenditures over the first four months of 2019, averting a government shutdown January 1.

Sri Lanka had been engulfed in a political crisis since late October after PresidentMaithr…

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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka | Sri Lankan lawmaker says disputed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will resign Saturday to end political crisis

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka | Sri Lankan lawmaker says disputed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will resign Saturday to end political crisis

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A Sri Lankan lawmaker says disputed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will resign Saturday to end the country’s political crisis.

The pro-Rajapaksa lawmaker, Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena, said Friday that Rajapaksa decided in a meeting with President Maithripala Sirisena to resign to allow the president to appoint a new government.

Sri Lanka has been without a functioning…

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Nice Time! Here Is Your Elizabeth Warren Going Full Jimmy Stewart On Why Government Matters

Here you go, Wonketteers: In a speech last Thursday, your favorite senator, Elizabeth Warren, took on the “anarchy gang” and their absurd version of “Liberty.”

Best six minutes of video you’re going to see all week.

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