The Nation - News from July 12, 1985
The House opened negotiations with the Senate on differing Pentagon spending proposals by overwhelmingly reaffirming its support for the execution of military personnel convicted of peacetime espionage. The 320-101 vote came as members of the two chambers began what were expected to be lengthy negotiations aimed at resolving more than 1,000 differences in their bills to authorize Pentagon spending for fiscal 1986.
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