Reuters: Budget fight reveals Republican snarl

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Budget fight reveals Republican snarl

Nov 13, 2005 — By Richard Cowan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush's political woes are
rattling the Republican-led Congress where his majority party is
starting to lose control of its conservative agenda, congressional
officials and political analysts say.

Republican strains could be seen and heard last week when a proposed
$50 billion spending-reduction plan that targeted some programs for the
poor suddenly unraveled.

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Simultaneously, tax cuts, which Republicans have used for years to ride
to power, started to lose their political appeal.

While Bush's approval ratings sink and questions mount about whether
Republicans will retain control of Congress in next year's elections,
the spending-cut bill has become their high priority.

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