Summary
Maine Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins find themselves at odds - again - with President Bush and their Republican congressional leadership. The subject this time is tax cuts, and how to stick to a $2.4 trillion federal budget.
Beware: The fight is so arcane it's difficult for even people inside the Beltway to follow. The dispute is also somewhat pointless because any budget disagreement involves numbers that Congress can ignore if enough lawmakers agree.See the full content of this document
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As Tax Cuts Are Debated, Tempers Flare
Never mind. For now, the fight illustrates the difficulty of debating any sort of spending or tax cuts this year - including popular breaks for parents and married folks that will be scaled back if no action is taken. The conflict could pre...
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