Bid to Control Government Spending Fails

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WASHINGTON (AP) - An effort to impose legal hurdles on lawmakers' own spending urges failed as House Republicans split among themselves over taxes and spending during an era of war and deficits.

House Budget Committee Chairman Jim Nussle, R-Iowa, said there was victory even in this election-year defeat.

"Today was a good debate because any day you discuss controlling spending is a good day," he said.

Many Democrats disagreed.

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