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    Iraq War Funding Bill Stalls in Senate

    Immigration reform went nowhere this year, and this morning, as the Senate and Congress cast their last votes before the Thanksgiving recess, partisan differences stopped the farm bill and emergency funding for the war in Iraq. Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the Pentagon may have to wait until next year.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Immigration reform went nowhere this year, and this morning, as the Senate and Congress cast their last votes before the Thanksgiving recess, partisan differences stopped the farm bill and emergency funding for the war in Iraq. Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the Pentagon may have to wait until next year. Syndicated columnist Ron Brownstein is the author of The Second Civil War: How Extreme Partisanship has Paralyzed Washington and Polarized America.

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      Warren Olney

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      Ron Brownstein

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Healthcare Reform and the Presidential Campaign
    1. 1:40Iraq War Funding Bill Stalls in SenateYou’re reading this
    2. 7:46Polarization Poisons Healthcare Debate
    3. 42:44Are Automakers 'Greenwashing' at the LA Car Show?
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