Senate budget bill cuts $36 billion; Alaska drilling a contentious issue

Friday, November 4, 2005

WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Thursday narrowly approved the first cuts since 1997 to benefit programs such as Medicare, Medicaid and farm subsidies, giving Republicans a modest victory against ever-rising government spending.

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