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Dem budget plan squeaks through House (AP)
Filed: March 29th 2007: US

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) makes a point with former Secretary of  Defense William Perry (R) standing near her as they speak to reporters about a new course in Iraq at the Capitol in Washington March 28, 2007.  REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque      (UNITED STATES)AP - House Democrats pushed their budget blueprint to passage Thursday, promising a big surplus in five years by allowing tax cuts passed in President Bush’s first term to expire.

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