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Congress approves massive spending bill
AP ^ | 3/10/09 | AP

Posted on 03/10/2009 4:25:58 PM PDT by anniegetyourgun

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is sending President Barack Obama a massive bill funding domestic programs and awarding lawmakers their cherished pet projects after more than a week of partisan debate.

Senators passed the measure by voice vote after voting 62-35 to shut down debate. The White House says Obama will sign the bill. It finishes up last year's budget business, which stalled as Democrats feuded with former President George W. Bush.

The huge bill encountered unexpected difficulty in the wake of Obama's economic stimulus bill and a budget plan forecasting a $1.8 trillion deficit for the current budget year.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 111th; bho44; bhobudget; clowardpiven; drunkensailors; economy; omnibus; spending; taxandspend; zeronomics
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Whatever they want in this one-party country.
1 posted on 03/10/2009 4:25:58 PM PDT by anniegetyourgun
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Obama lied, the economy died.


2 posted on 03/10/2009 4:26:49 PM PDT by Tarpon (It's a common fact, one can't be liberal and rational at the same time.)
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Promises mean nothing to the Obammie-Commie.


3 posted on 03/10/2009 4:27:30 PM PDT by Hoosier-Daddy ("It does no good to be a super power if you have to worry what the neighbors think." BuffaloJack)
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4 RINOS voted for it. Snow, Thad Cochran and 2 others names I missed.


4 posted on 03/10/2009 4:29:10 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: anniegetyourgun

The GOP should be shouting from the mountaintops. Yet they slouch away with their tails between their legs, hoping that the pork crumbs they deliver will mean reelection.


5 posted on 03/10/2009 4:29:25 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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There should be a new and special level of Dante’s Hell for them...


6 posted on 03/10/2009 4:29:25 PM PDT by xcamel (The urge to save humanity is always a false front for the urge to rule it. - H. L. Mencken)
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The Odooma DC Kremlin must be happy.


7 posted on 03/10/2009 4:29:45 PM PDT by o_zarkman44 (Obama is the ultimate LIE!)
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To: Red_Devil 232

Lamar Alexander


8 posted on 03/10/2009 4:29:53 PM PDT by anniegetyourgun
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62 votes. Must mean the RINOs were on board with their butt buddies in the marxist party.


9 posted on 03/10/2009 4:29:56 PM PDT by RetiredArmy (Destruction of the US Economy: Obama's Global War on Prosperity!!!)
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Probably Snowe, Collins, Specter and Cochrane.


10 posted on 03/10/2009 4:30:25 PM PDT by benjibrowder (Looking forward to kicking Obama out of office in 2012.)
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Those aren’t Republicans.


11 posted on 03/10/2009 4:31:19 PM PDT by anniegetyourgun
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Quite a few GOP crossovers in this one, none of them surprises. The surprise was existence of DEM NAY votes.

Another bipartisan victory for government.

12 posted on 03/10/2009 4:31:43 PM PDT by Cboldt
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That worthless POS


13 posted on 03/10/2009 4:31:43 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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Major arm twisting...I do hope it was broken!


14 posted on 03/10/2009 4:32:06 PM PDT by blueyon (Obama, the honeymoon is over, I WANT A DIVORCE!)
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To: anniegetyourgun

The scumbag pubbies with all the earmarks are as responsible as anyone else.

Are we sick of it yet? Probably not.


15 posted on 03/10/2009 4:32:37 PM PDT by dforest
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To: anniegetyourgun

Fricking gov’t is out of control.


16 posted on 03/10/2009 4:33:02 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist ("President Obama, your agenda is not new, it's not change, and it's not hope" - Rush Limbaugh 02/28)
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The Republicans that voted for this bill are TRAITORS!


17 posted on 03/10/2009 4:33:34 PM PDT by devane617 (Republicans first strategy should be taking over the MSM. Without it we are doomed.)
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And there’s nothing we can do about it.


18 posted on 03/10/2009 4:33:45 PM PDT by anniegetyourgun
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I'm guessing this link is going to be to the correct roll call vote: Roll Call Vote 0096 - not live as of posting, will become live in due course.
19 posted on 03/10/2009 4:34:14 PM PDT by Cboldt
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To: Hoosier-Daddy
Promises mean nothing to the Obammie-Commie.

I'm glad people are getting sick of his lame excuse " It's Bush's' fault!". The push polls may say one thing, but the real people are saying another.

20 posted on 03/10/2009 4:34:48 PM PDT by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal")
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