Congress Passes $388 Billion Spending Bill
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The U.S. Congress on Saturday passed  a $388 billion package financing government programs in this  fiscal year after days of battling over spending cuts and  priorities for programs including foreign aid, energy and a  presidential yacht.
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Ending dual spending battles with President Bush, the Democratic-controlled Congress passed a $555 billion bill Wednesday that funds the Iraq war well into next year and government agencies through September.
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The House and the Senate overwhelmingly approved the $146 billion measure, sending President Bush what would be his fourth tax cut in four years.
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Working behind closed doors, House and Senate leaders struggled Thursday to resolve differences on a $388 billion spending bill that would squeeze dozens of domestic programs and favor a few.
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The House on Saturday unanimously approved &#36;14.5 billion for hurricane victims and struggling farmers as Congress moved a step closer to showering money on Florida and other pivotal states in the upcoming elections.
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The House today overwhelmingly approved a $146 billion economic stimulus package that would provide rebate checks to taxpayers. The measure now goes to the Senate, where some Democrats want to amend it to add more benefits. President Bush wants the bill passed as is, so that it can be put to use more quickly to boost the economy.
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The US House easily approved a $388 billion catch all 2005 appropriations bill Saturday as a clandestine tax provision threatened to derail the measure.
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US lawmakers struck a deal late on Friday on a $388 billion package of government funding for the current fiscal year after days of battling over foreign aid, nuclear waste, milk subsidies and overtime.
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With the U.S. government fast approaching its current $8.965 trillion credit limit, the Senate on Thursday gave final congressional approval of an $850 billion increase in U.S. borrowing authority.
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The Senate agreed to spend an additional $63 billion for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan as lawmakers on Thursday passed a massive bill that funds the Pentagon.
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The US Senate gave final congressional approval yesterday to $14.5 billion in aid for states hit by hurricanes and drought and $32 billion for homeland
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The U.S. House of Representatives on  Thursday voted to increase the federal credit limit by $800  billion to $8.184 trillion, a move that will allow the measure  to be sent to President Bush for signing into law.
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Republicans whisked a &#36;388 billion spending bill through Congress on Saturday, a mammoth measure that underscores the dominance of deficit politics by curbing dollars for everything from education to environmental cleanups.
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The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill designed to boost federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research, defying a veto threat by President George W. Bush.
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After nearly three years of jockeying by legions of business groups, the Senate passed a $137 billion corporate tax bill on Monday that gave something to almost everyone.
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The Senate last night approved a $555 billion omnibus spending bill to fund the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year, shortly after bowing to President Bush's demand for $70 billion in unrestricted funds for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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WASHINGTON - Congress on Thursday approved a $145.9 billion package of tax relief to extend three popular middle-class tax cuts, giving President Bush his fourth major tax victory since taking office.    The Senate approved the measure 92-3 Thursday night less than an hour after it cleared the House by a similarly lopsided 339-65...