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(AP) - Major bills passed by Congress so far this year:
_ Disaster aid totaling $50.5 billion for victims of last fall's Superstorm Sandy.
_ Expanded Violence Against Women Act.
_ Omnibus spending legislation to keep the government going in routine operations.
_ Student loan legislation to tie interest rates to the marketplace.
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