Repubs Stymied in their Class War Offensive
House GOP Leaders Scuttle Budget-Cut Vote
By ANDREW TAYLOR
The Associated Press Thursday, November 10, 2005; 5:51 PM
WASHINGTON -- House Republican leaders scuttled a vote Thursday on a $51 billion budget-cut package in the face of a revolt by lawmakers over scaling back Medicaid, food stamp and student loan programs.
The development was a major setback for the GOP on Capitol Hill and for President Bush, who has made cuts to benefit programs a central pillar in his budget plan.
The decision by GOP leaders came despite a big concession to moderates Wednesday, when the leaders dropped provisions to open the Arctic National Refuge to oil and gas exploration, as well as a plan allowing states to lift a moratorium on oil drilling off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
Origins: Peanuts
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Americans for more than a century have known peanuts primarily as a snack
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