After Delay, Congress Tries to Finish Up Work On Friday

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WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers hoped to bring the painfully divisive 109th Congress to a close Friday, but first they had to act on massive tax and trade legislation with provisions that left some angry and unhappy.

Before that showdown, though, the House took up an agreement to allow U.S. shipments of civilian nuclear fuel to India, an administration priority that is opposed by some because India, which has nuclear weapons, has not submitted to full international inspections.

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After Delay, Congress Tries to Finish Up Work On Friday

House votes on the tax and trade package, which includes some $38 billion in tax breaks for businesses, higher education costs and schoolteachers, were delayed until Friday because of rebellions from both the House and Senate on th...

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