<p>House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during news conferences on Capital Hill in Washington, Thursday.</p>
April 15, 2011
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'Welcome to divided government'
Congress OKs budget cuts; Idaho elected officials vote no
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress sent President Barack Obama hard-fought legislation cutting a record $38 billion from federal spending on Thursday, bestowing bipartisan support on the first major compromise between the White House and newly empowered Republicans in Congress.