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House Democrats suspend spending bills
Sidestepping battles with Republicans over offshore oil drilling and pork barrel projects, Democrats controlling the House have called a halt to efforts to pass the 12 annual bills that fund Cabinet agency budgets.  House fails to move gas pump price gouging billHouse Democrats failed Tuesday to resurrect a bill to punish price gouging at the gas pump, while maneuvering to block Republican attempts to expand offshore drilling, an idea gaining in popularity amid $4-a-gallon gas prices.
Embattled schools for homeless to reopen as charter
A school for homeless students that was ordered to shut down last year following legal battles and controversy over financial woes has been granted a second life, officials said. |
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