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OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to stop marketing opioids to doctors

Purdue’s promotions exaggerated the drug’s safety and risks of addiction, leaning heavily on one sentence used by sales reps to market the drug to doctors.
The prescription medicine OxyContin is displayed Aug. 21, 2001 at a Walgreens drugstore.
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Congress votes to reopen government, passes budget deal

Feb 9, 2018
The budget deal amounts to $400 billion.
Sen. James Risch (R-ID) (L) and Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) leave the U.S. Capitol following early morning votes on Friday in Washington, D.C. Despite an attempt by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) to slow down the process, the Senate passed bipartisan legislation to continue to fund the government and lift strict budget caps.
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U.S. government shuts down for the second time in 2018

Feb 8, 2018
The shutdown came after Kentucky Senator Rand Paul blocked a vote on the budget plan.
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Dow industrials drop another 1,000 points as selling spreads

Feb 8, 2018
The Dow and the Standard & Poor's 500 have dropped 10 percent from their all-time highs. That means they are in a "correction," their first in almost two years.
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Big budget deal in Senate hailed as ‘genuine breakthrough’

Feb 7, 2018
The two-year deal gives wins to both GOP defense hawks and Democrats seeking billions for infrastructure projects and combating opioid abuse.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell walks towards the Senate chamber at the Capitol February 7, 2018 in Washington, DC. Sen. McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer announced that they have reach agreement on a two-year budget deal. 
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