House approves bill to spend $1.1 trillion
Posted: December 11, 2009 at 6:38 a.m.
Democrats are muscling through a deficit-ballooning spending bill, giving domestic programs their third major boost this year and awarding lawmakers with more than 5,000 back-home projects.
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