Lawmakers May Vote on 388B Spending Bill Today
Washington lawmakers and White House negotiators argued over a 388 billion spending package aimed at trimming Bush priorities and limiting private competition for civil service jobs. The bill would boost overall domestic and foreign aid by about 2 percent while funding defense and homeland security increases separately, and include thousands of district projects. House leaders said they rejected an additional 20 billion in requests as they pushed to finish the weeklong session.
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Congress Blocks Taxes on Internet Connections Bill Clears House
Congress moved to bar state and local taxes on Internet connections for three years, blocking taxes on dial up to broadband while allowing preexisting taxes to continue where already in place. Wisconsin must drop its taxes in 2006 under Sensenbrenner. VOIP is unaffected.
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Big Dig leaks spark political crisis in Boston
Boston confronts a widening scandal over the Big Dig, with hundreds of underground tunnel leaks and claims that serious flaws were known as early as 1997. Gov Romney urges the Turnpike Authority chief to resign as investigations probe alleged waste and mismanagement.
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Woman on deathbed confesses to killing husband
In Somerville investigators found a body in a locked freezer believed to be John Kelley. Geraldine Kelley, who had told her children her husband died in a drunken accident, admitted last week on her deathbed to killing him about 13 years ago amid alleged years of abuse.
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