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Senate Dems block tea party bid to cut Obamacare-politico: A stopgap spending bill advanced in the Senate Wednesday with Democrats keeping to a middle path in hopes of improving their chances for a strong bipartisan showing — and greater leverage with the Republican-controlled House. On a 52-45 vote, the majority quickly dispatched a tea-party-led bid to cut off funding for President Barack Obama’s signature health care reforms. But five Democrats later crossed the aisle to help Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) win an evening vote, 50-48, backing his amendment to cut an estimated $120 million in unauthorized funds from the defense portion of the bill.