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Obama request for Sandy aid could face hurdles

By Andrew Taylor
Published December 8, 2012 8:34am ET
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Obama request for Sandy aid could face hurdles
A Christmas wreath is displayed on the second floor porch railing of a home adjacent to the fire-damaged zone in the Breezy Point section of New York, Friday, Dec. 7, 2012. Over 100 homes were burned to the ground during Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) | Mark Lennihan

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s proposal for $60.4 billion in federal aid for states hit by Superstorm Sandy adds a huge new item to an end-of-year congressional agenda already packed with controversy.

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