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Republicans abandon Bush, vote to increase food stamps, stop diverting oil to special reserve (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

WASHINGTON – Congress responded speedily to voters’ angst over rising grocery prices and $4-a-gallon gasoline Thursday, bucking President Bush’s veto threats with lopsided votes to boost food stamps and farm subsidies — after ordering Bush to quit pouring oil into the nation’s emergency reserves.

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