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WASHINGTON — The normally polarized US Senate united Thursday to approve a measure aimed at helping US armed forces veterans who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan to get jobs, and aiding government contractors.

WASHINGTON — The polarized US Senate closed ranks Monday to advance a small item in President Barack Obama's jobs plan that lawmakers also aimed to use to help armed forces veterans struggling to find work.

President Barack Obama on Saturday assured angry US voters who routed his Democratic allies this week that he got their message and urged jubilant Republicans to work with him on a tax-cut deal.