Bush Tells Congress to Halve Earmarks Next Year

President Bush challenged Congress during his final State of the Union address last week to slice earmarked spending projects or face his veto pen, although he may leave office before he can wield it.

Laying out his priorities for his last months on the job, Mr. Bush also encouraged lawmakers to restart a stalled drive to double federal spending for physical-sciences research to spur economic growth. But otherwise the president had little to say regarding higher education, focusing

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