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The House of Representatives voted to override President Bush's veto of a bill authorizing $23 billion in water projects Tuesday, with the Senate expected to follow suit later this week.

The 361-54 vote was far beyond the two-thirds majority needed to override a veto, with 138 Republicans joining 223 Democrats in support of the bill. The White House said it was resigned to seeing the bill pass over the president's objections in what would be the first override of his presidency.

Supporters say the projects authorized under the Water Resources Development Act are necessary to rebuild the Gulf Coast after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, restore the Everglades and Great Lakes fisheries and build flood-control projects nationwide. Read full article »

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