GOP moderates push back on tea party spending cuts

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Midway between the 2012 and 2014 election campaigns, moderate Republican conservatives are beginning to foment a revolt of their own.

It’s a backlash to anti-spending tea party shrillness as budget cuts begin to significantly shrink defense and domestic programs.

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