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The Federal Aviation Administration will send employees back to work ending major delays at airports. The agency announced today that it will put an end to the furloughs of air traffic controllers and return them to normal staffing levels as early as Sunday.

Congress passed the bill on Friday authorizing the Transportation Department to shift money around to pay air traffic controller salaries. The final vote was 361-41. The bill was headed to President Obama’s desk when a typo was discovered, once the error is fixed, President Obama is still expect sign the measure.

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