Dems spike Defense Dept. funding bill

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Senate Democrats Tuesday blocked for a third time a key defense spending bill, signaling they will not take up any spending legislation outside of an all-inclusive package that incorporates both military and domestic spending.

Sixty votes were needed to advance the bill to a final vote, but Democrats prevented the Senate from getting there.

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