House Democrats' Bill Freezes Most Agency Budgets

By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press
Wed, 12/08/2010 - 4:19pm

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats controlling the House moved ahead Wednesday on legislation that would freeze the budgets of most Cabinet departments and fund the war in Afghanistan for another year....

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