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>> greta: more from rush limbaugh in 60 seconds. first, go to the new york new newsroom where ainsley earnhardt has the headlines. >> house passes $662 billion defense bill. the vote finishing 283-136. after last minute changes even sureed president obama would be able to prosecute terror suspects in the civilian justice system. the bill also includes a freeze on aid to pakistan and pay raise for all members of the uniform services. the senate is expected to vote on thursday. new concerns over china. this is a picture that shows they now have a an aircraft carrier. beijing reportedly bought ...

Passed a major defense bill. it calls for $662 billion to cover military personnel expenses and weapons systems. the final vote is expected today in the senate. a last-minute change to the bill though the president has opposed calls for prosecuting terror suspects in civilian courts. congress up against a midnight friday deadline to pass a funding bill. that would avert a government shutdown. democrats may back off their demand for higher taxes on the nation's millionaires. the president did warn last night that he will not accept republican plans to include provisions that would undercut wa...

reiterated his pledge saying, please, republicans should all be nice. here's mr. gingrich, in his own words. >> i only have one opponent, that's barack obama. i have a number of friends running and one opponent. and i'm going to run this campaign on a positive basis because i believe the people of iowa are smart enough that they can see the difference between somebody trying to help the country and somebody who simply is running a negative campaign. >> can he stay positive is the big question because speaker gingrich make no mistake, is feeling the heat. let's bring in cnn's jim acos...

Dressing unbalanced approach. they also voted on defense. and passed a huge defense authorization bill, $662 billion. it came short of what president obama wanted, short of what they actually passed for this year. reflecting the fact that the wars in iraq and afghanistan are winding down. president obama has threatened a veto. lynn? >> tracie, thanks so much. elsewhere as herman cain weighs his white house aspirations, the he said/she said continues between the gop presidential candidate ant an atlanta businesswoman, who claims she was his mistress for more than a decade. in a newspaper inte...

Spending bill. any hope of a passage there? >> well n a procedural vote, it passed 88-12, which these days is huge. it's a $662 billion package. it would fund troop pay raises, weapon systems, the wars in iraq and afghanistan. the controversial provision is about detainee matters in terms of it has language in it saying anybody who is a suspected terrorist should be held by the united states military. the white house doesn't like that because it says it eyes the president's hands in terms of fighting terrorism. the president has threatened to veto. we will see. >> shep: mike emmanuel, live on ...