The Republican-controlled Senate passed legislation to cut federal deficits by $39.7 billion on Wednesday by the narrowest of margins, 51-50, with VP Dick Cheney [never met a war deferment I didn't like, Neocon Chickenhawk] casting the deciding vote.
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