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In the House, lawmakers eager to leave Washington gridlock behind them for a holiday break have approved a one-trillion-dollar spending bill. Speaker of the House John Boehner announced the vote. The ayes are 296, the nays are 121. The conference rep

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Thanks for being here, and there was a party last night. Oh, yeah, a House party. In Washington, literally, a House party. Democrats, theyve invited the Republicans, but the Republicans didn't really want to party with them last night. The health car

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By Tom Rivers London 17 November 2007 Reacting quickly to the latest UN climate change report, Prime Minister Gordon Brown is pledging that Britain will lead the world in reducing carbon emissions. For VOA, Tom Rivers reports from London. In what is

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