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But that exception might not survive a showdown over a Democratic appointee in 2017.

A coalition of conservative Republicans has threatened a showdown over a spending bill if it includes funding for Planned Parenthood.

1 59 p.m. | Updated The House and Senate are headed for a showdown over a short-term bill to fund the government because of a disagreement over disaster relief funding.

But this week's nasty showdown over a short-term spending bill demonstrates that the economy may be too weak, lawmakers too restless and the 2012 election too close for even a brief period of bipartisan comity.

CooperCity analyst Louise Cooper suggested big investors had decided to express derision following a recent showdown over a bonus scheme that could have handed Ashley £72m of free shares.

WASHINGTON — The House is bracing for a rancorous showdown over a 2013 budget plan that has already divided Republicans because of a push by conservatives to cut spending below the level both parties agreed to in last year's deal to raise the federal deficit.

[C9.] A SHOWDOWN OVER INSURANCE Democrats in Congress want to reauthorize and add funding to get more of those qualified to enlist in an underused insurance program intended to help 1.7 million children of the working poor.

A COMING SHOWDOWN OVER TAXES  |  The debate over taxes is set to become more heated in the coming months.

In fact, Mr. Obama has crossed teachers' unions, notably in 2010 when he praised a mass firing of teachers in Rhode Island in a showdown over an administration policy to radically overhaul failing high-poverty schools.

Or, act out movie cliches: have a whirlwind romance on a Parisian train or stage a showdown over an explosive that's set to go off in ten minutes.

A showdown over awful corporate governance at a famous family-owned furniture manufacturer, Otsuka Kagu, ended this spring with a reforming daughter worsting her 71-year-old father.