Obama signs two-year cross-party budget bill

US President Barack Obama has signed a two-year bipartisan federal budget bill, averting the risk of a government shutdown in January. The hard-fought legislation was passed by both the Senate and the House of Representatives earlier this month. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25523337#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa