The Washington Times

Storm relief sets up new spending without cuts

President Obama’s call for $60 billion in spending to cover damage from superstorm Sandy tops a congressional wish list of more stimulus spending.

A landscaper loads mulch into a wheelbarrow at a beachfront home in Fairfield, Conn., on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. The national economy is expected to absorb the blow from superstorm Sandy with little long-term damage, but in the short term, at least, Sandy is introducing dramatic booms and busts across the Northeast. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

A landscaper loads mulch into a wheelbarrow at a beachfront home in Fairfield, Conn., on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. The national economy is expected to absorb the blow from superstorm Sandy with little long-term damage, but in the short term, at least, Sandy is introducing dramatic booms and busts across the Northeast. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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