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Senate to vote on massive defense bill


WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is poised to vote on a $612 billion defense policy bill that President Barack Obama says he’ll veto over a larger dispute about government spending.Obama doesn’t like the way the bill increases defense spending by padding a separate war-fighting account with an extra $38 billion. Also, Congress didn’t increase money for domestic agencies, too, as the president wants.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday the president’s desire to veto the bill is “outrageous” in light of national security threats. But Minority Leader Harry Reid said the bill would use “funny money” to pay for national …read more

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