Thread: Senate to take up $516B spending bill (AP)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071218/ap_on_go_co/budget_battle]Senate to take up $516B spending bill (AP)[/URL]



AP - The Senate is poised to take up a $516 billion measure to fund 14 Cabinet agencies and troops in Afghanistan, with President Bush likely to sign the measure if his GOP allies can add up to $40 billion for the war in Iraq.