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    Democrats block bill to curb the flow of refugees

    Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked consideration of a Republican bill that would curb the flow of Syrian and Iraqi refugees into the United States in order to prevent terrorists from slipping in, CNN reports.

    In exchange for taking up the bill, Democrats wanted votes on amendments including one that would have forced GOP senators to go on-the-record on Donald Trump's controversial plan to ban all Muslims from entering the United States.

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