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Approps Plan Shifts Again

Multiple Bills Set to Move

As House and Senate Democrats spar internally over the best way to force President Bush to sign spending bills he has threatened to veto, they continue to shift their appropriations strategy and are looking at tying labor, health and education funds to money for veterans and possibly defense.

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Sen. Scott Brown arrives in the Capitol via the Senate subway for votes on the Food and Drug Administration reauthorization bill on Thursday.
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