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The best way to cut Washington down to size would be to encourage the presidential ambitions of more members of Congress.(Brief article)

National Review

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* The best way to cut Washington down to size would be to encourage the presidential ambitions of more members of Congress. In Memphis, the Los Angeles Times reported, the 2008 hopefuls "mostly echoed one another" as they "called for lower taxes, more fiscal discipline, a smaller and less intrusive federal government." Away from the campaign trail and the hopeful expectations of their party's faithful, Senate Republicans added new spending to their $2.8 trillion budget bill, while House Republican leaders rebuffed conservative attempts to offset "emergency" spending on Katrina relief with some spending reductions. USA Today reported that enrollment increased in 25 major ...

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