1.0 link 164323 <![CDATA[Nelson Backing Off Proposed Stimulus Cuts]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/05/dem-senator-proposes-majo_n_164323.html Sen. Ben Nelson, a centrist Democrat from Nebraska, is backing off of cuts he recently proposed to the economic stimulus package.

A discussion draft prepared by Nelson's staff has been circulating and became public Thursday.

A House Republican aide provided the Huffington Post with a copy of Nelson's proposed cuts. The draft calls for billions in funding cuts for education, law enforcement and aid to states, among other suggestions. The cuts total nearly $80 billion. See the document...

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