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GOP conservatives scuttle spending bill over LGBT rights

By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press
Published: May 26, 2016, 10:40am

WASHINGTON — Conservatives angered by the inclusion of LGBT protections in an otherwise routine spending bill scuttled the measure Thursday, a stark display of the potency of a civil rights issue suddenly prominent in the presidential race and responsible for a legal standoff between the Obama administration and several states.

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