It looks like that potential rail strike will be avoided after all. The Senate just passed a bill to avoid a freight rail strike that threatened to slow down the economy and the transportation of goods just ahead of Christmas. Earlier in the day, it wasn't all that clear if it would make it out of the Senate. With us now is Steven Portnoy, CBS White House Correspondent. 

<p>It looks like that potential rail strike will be avoided after all. The Senate just passed a bill to avoid a freight rail strike that threatened to slow down the economy and the transportation of goods just ahead of Christmas. Earlier in the day, it wasn't all that clear if it would make it out of the Senate. With us now is Steven Portnoy, CBS White House Correspondent. </p>
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