U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, center, flanked by Sen. Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, and Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, gestures as he speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday following a Republican strategy session.
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published Tuesday, March 5th, 2013
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WASHINGTON — A massive House Republican measure to keep the government operating would ease some of the pain of automatic spending cuts slamming the Defense Department, the nation’s senior military leaders told Congress on Tuesday.
