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Republicans Seek to Avoid Pentagon Spending Cap Using War Funds

This picture taken 26 December 2011 shows the Pentagon building in Washington, DC.

This picture taken 26 December 2011 shows the Pentagon building in Washington, DC.

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By
Erik Wasson, Heidi Przybyla and Roxana Tiron

House Republicans will try to ease their party’s tension over a tight Pentagon spending cap by budgeting at least $90 billion for a special war-funding account that isn’t subject to the limit.

The plan, part of a House Republican budget due for release Tuesday morning, could bridge the difference between Republican spending hawks, who don’t want to raise the annual cap, and Republican defense hawks, who are anxious about planned cuts to Pentagon funding.