As a lame-duck Congress convenes Monday, Democrats are still hoping to pass a $1 trillion year-end budget bill in spite of the anti-spending fervor that dealt a blow to their party in the midterm elections.

By JANET HOOK at WSJ

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Republicans, fresh from an election victory they see as a mandate to rein in government spending, have set a goal of cutting appropriations to 2008 levels, which would reduce domestic programs by $100 billion.

Democrats will not let that happen in their remaining weeks of controlling the House. They are under no illusion that they will be able to increase spending significantly, but they have been working quietly during the congressional recess on a swan-song budget bill that would, at least for now, keep spending at current levels.

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