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Senate Dem leader drops nearly $1.3T spending bill
By News on Dec 16, 2010
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats controlling the Senate abandoned on Thursday a huge catchall spending measure combining nearly $1.3 trillion worth of unfinished budget work, including another $158 billion for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan....Final hurdle for tax bill: Is the end in sight?
By News on Dec 16, 2010
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Democratic leaders struggled Thursday night to clear legislation aimed at avoiding a Jan. 1 increase in income taxes, even as rank-and-file liberals argued vehemently it included an unforgivable giveaway to the rich....White House: Pass giant year-end spending bill
By News on Dec 16, 2010
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House is pressing for passage of a $1.27 trillion year-end spending bill despite the inclusion of thousands of congressional pet projects that President Barack Obama had vowed to oppose....Judge grants bail to WikiLeaks' Julian Assange
By News on Dec 16, 2010
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LONDON (AP) -- Julian Assange will be freed on bail and sent to stay at a British country mansion, a U.K. judge ruled Thursday, rejecting prosecutors' attempts to keep the WikiLeaks founder in prison as he fights extradition to Sweden....Fewer people apply for unemployment benefits
By News on Dec 16, 2010
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week, the third drop in the past four weeks and a sign that the job market is slowly improving....