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The Toll -" 12/20/09 -" War, What Is It Good For? Uniting Congress, That's What | by Dave McGill

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It seems that the only thing Congress can agree on is war. War-funding defense bills sailed through both the House and Senate this week. The vote in the House was 395 to 34 while the Senate vote was 88 to 10. Evidently, the Republican senators haven't completely forgotten how to say "yes," at least not when war is the issue.

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