Tea party, lesson learned, plays nice this time

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The tea party may have learned its lesson.

As Congress finishes work on a must-pass spending bill set for votes next week, the most conservative lawmakers on Capitol Hill are eager to send a message on immigration, and stand firm against a government lending bank.

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