House kills spending bill with disaster aid (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110922/ap_on_bi_ge/us_disaster_aid"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110921/capt.9a0ab98bacf24eb7b58bb06700628871-9a0ab98bacf24eb7b58bb06700628871-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=Mg_wqscWA8XxZFTg1Uu6ZA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="In this Sept. 20, 2011, photo, Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., urges funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. The GOP-controlled House is on track Wednesday, Sept. 21, to pass $3.7 billion in disaster relief as part of a must-pass bill to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month. After the measure passes the House, a battle looms with Senate Democrats. The two sides are divided over how much disaster aid to provide and whether any of it should be paid for. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>AP - In a rebuke to GOP leaders, the House on Wednesday rejected a measure providing $3.7 billion for disaster relief as part of a bill to keep the government running through mid-November.</p><br clear="all"/>

 

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