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Amid Deficit Talk, War-Tax Bill Takes Backseat

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Thursday, January 28th, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford Senior Democrats continued to voice concerns yesterday about funding the wars through borrowing, though lawmakers acknowledge legislation to create a surtax to pay for the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq will not pass any time soon. Hours before President Barack Obama called last night for freezing domestic non-military spending during his first State of the Union address, Pentagon-budget writer Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) said there's no way the war-tax bill can even be considered until the economy…

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